Mayor James Ireton, Jr. will be joined by Salisbury/Wicomico County Planning Director Jack Lenox at the Camden Neighborhood meeting this evening, 7:15 PM, at Bethany Lutheran Church on Camden Avenue.
Mayor Ireton will be leading a discussion on the boundaries of the Historic District lines in the most northern section of the Camden Neighborhood. Ireton will be asking residents, neighborhood leaders, Historic District Commission Members, and other interested parties to submit suggestions for redrawing the district.
"The Historic District in North Camden surrounds some of our most at-risk streets. Crime rates in the area are too high. While we have focused on beefing up code compliance, closing illegal conversions with far too many apartments, and tried with some success to increase home-ownership it becomes clear that other steps are required to address issues. Redrawing the Historic District lines will help property owners with reducing the costs to fix up properties, a step in the right direction according to property owners I have spoken to in the area. With proposals for bed and breakfast establishments, crime free lease addendums, and preliminary discussions with stakeholders in the area on-going, now is the time to have a serious, frank discussion with the neighborhood about changes that have to be made." said Mayor Ireton.
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7 comments:
Help the landlords with costs to fix up properties to load up the area with more renters?
Has this guy lost his mind?
Try it out on a section of Newtown and see how it works for them.
Yes, Mayor. Try it in Newtown. Leave Camden alone.
I see the Camden Crazies are already foaming at the mouth about this change, which is long overdue.
But, wait, let's keep it as expensive as possible to rehab housing -- it will look so much better and sooner too.
Pssst -- want some more Kool-Aid?
Shouldnt the Mayor and everyone involved be concerned with bringing jobs for American tax-paying citizens back to the crossroads of Delmarva before everything eles right now, its just a thought. Bed & breakfast huh? hmmm.
why would anyone come to salisbury to stay in a bed and breakfast what kind of crack are people on to think the shore is still quaint and charming it looks like Glen Burnie
WTF is "historic" about north Camden. The only significant home (Jackson Mansion) has been demolished in the name of "progress".
I don't think those are "Camden Crazies" commenting. Nor is anyone wishing anything bad for Newtown.
It sounds more like a "would you do this to Newtown" commentary, and they're right.
Ireton sounds like he's cracking down on landlords with one side of his mouth while catering to them on the other. Sounds like this would just make it cheaper and easier for landlords to do even more rentals over there.
I feel sorry for Camden. They took a lot of abuse from the former mayor and the landlords. I thank God they stood up for other neighborhoods and made 4 to 2 citywide. Otherwise, my affordable little area would probably be another "Zoo" or crack alley.
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