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Winder tour reveals areas in need of improvement

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Mike Buffington

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Wednesday, March 30. 2011

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Broken windows, roofs in need of replacement, overgrown bushes and condemned houses stuck out like a sore thumb in Winder last Thursday.

Those are just some of the sites the community housing committee has its eye on in proposed revitalization efforts.

The seven-member Georgia Initiative for Community Housing (GICH) committee, riding in a Bethlehem United First Methodist Church bus, took a tour of the four neighborhoods in Winder it thinks are the most critical areas in need of repairs.

This was the first time since the inception of the committee that the group was able to take a look first hand at those areas of the community.

A University of Georgia project committee conducted an assessment report in 2010 of homes in the four neighborhoods that analyzed a variety of factors: house numbers, types, styles and exterior conditions of these homes, as well as occupancy, windows, porches, roofs, gutters and chimneys. Outbuildings, such as sheds and garages, were also assessed on a ranking system between standard, substandard and dilapidated on a scale of 1(worst condition) to 12 (good condition).

The report shows 40 houses in Winder as either substandard or dilapidated.

For the full story, see the March 30 issue of the Barrow Journal.

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#1 Charlie on 03/31/11 at 05:55 AM [Reply]

Since WHEN is it the responsibility of GOVERNMENT to remove money of one tax by FORCE and give it to another to fix up his private property? If these houses are oned by out of townpersons site them for CODE Violations... If teh 'Hood is crime riden POLICE it (I realize that writting tickets is easier and makes money)get into those hoods and get teh thugs in JAIL so people that CONTRIBUTE will want to live there!

#1.1 Autorized on 04/15/11 at 11:40 AM [Reply]

Here is a thought. Maybe if the dope dealing thugs wouldnt cry police brutality everytime they got chased or handcuffed when they ran, the officers would love to do their jobs. If the higher ups would stand behind their officers and not be so politically correct and not worry about being sued everytime they did a traffic stop, it would make it easier. Why dont you support your officers and let them know you stand behind them. Stop being critical of them and realize that the laws that you all voted it keep them from being able to do their jobs!!

#1.1.1 really? on 04/16/11 at 06:55 PM [Reply]

AMEN!!!!!!!!

#2 Anonymous on 03/31/11 at 09:42 PM [Reply]

Lot of prominent families in Winder who own run down properties. Wonder if they will be made to clean it up. It is certainly not the taxpayers responsibility. The property owners should be made to pay for it.

#3 Winder Resident on 03/31/11 at 11:30 PM [Reply]

We form these smaller governments to attempt to protect a certain standard of life, to keep us safe, provide services, maintain a livable society, we cannot attract new business, new development and new citizens with a run-down junked-up delapidated city. The city should promote improvements but I agree should give owners time to make these changes, it cant be overnight but we need to enforce some standards, even subdivisions have convenents to protect the neighborhood, the city has much less, more lax standards but cannot just do nothing. I would seek improvements but work with those owners who are willing but need more time. We need a more attractive city.

I do disagree that tearing every building not currently in use is a bad idea, not attempting to preserve what we have, losing one of kind character is a bad choice.

#4 Anonymous on 03/31/11 at 11:59 PM [Reply]

"The report shows 40 houses in Winder as either substandard or dilapidated" Only 40?! Hell some blocks have that many.

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