All we can say is ‘WHAT TOOK SO LONG”? Our Ace Cockroaches on the street were downtown last Saturday following a lead on a couple of despicable rental properties in the 300 block of High St. when we heard tunes flowing from the public speakers. It was not the usual rap music blasting from boom boxes and car stereos either. We had commented to each other earlier that there seemed to be a tangible difference in the “feel” of High St., like there was NOT A SINGLE LOITERER, DRUGGIE, DRUG DEALER OR HOOKER IN SIGHT. It was unbelievable.
213 High St. Werner R. Koller has Property Tax Liens
We stopped underneath a speaker to listen and if not mistaken, we concurred that it was Pavarotti on the air waves? HORRAY we were jumping around like bugs on a hot griddle. It was actually great to be downtown again. Nobody came up begging for a buck or a cig, (that alone is huge), because lately there have been more panhandlers than shoppers on High St. So, today we read this article from Roots of Revitalization and it explains everything. We’re proud of PDIDA and the borough for thinking outside the box and exploring an idea that has real merit. Keep the music, diss the thugs. Maybe now we can also get rid of the property owners that don’t maintain their buildings and who stick the taxpayers with their debts.
*** BRAVISSIMO ***
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