One of Kansas City's worst neighborhoods makes the news again . . .
Nope, this isn't a typical Northeast story of stereotypes surrounding people of color committing crimes.
INSTEAD . . .
A GROUNDBREAKING NORTHEAST NEWS ARTICLE REPORTS THE BACKWARD LEADERSHIP OF SCARRITT RENAISSANCE STANDING IN THE WAY OF A SHELTER FOR ABUSED WOMEN!!!
It's a typically cruel move of a small enclave of mostly white, middle-class residents who would be better off in JoCo. As for potential problems the place might create in the affluent hood, one rather awesome TKC READER reminds us that public disturbance laws and other city codes could keep that in check.
So rather than welcome a place for abused women that has an impeccable reputation, Scarritt is once again treating everyone who doesn't belong to their middle-class clique like outsiders.
Check the details of the story for yourself and remember . . .
As always, all chubby, blonde hottie 30-something women are welcomed to stay with TKC in my (mom's) basement. Natch.
When they brought in a half-way house for women at 12th and Bennington, it brought even more crime and violence into the neighborhood. Neighbors have a right to be concerned but it's just more NIMBY shit.
ReplyDeleteIF I were a neighbor I would contact Bikers Against Abuse to help with what happens when the facility opens. They go to court with abused women and children to counter any thuggishness on behalf of the abusers.
My sis and her husband were very active in their neighborhood association in Sheffield. Until they started putting Section 8 folks into a senior apartment building at 12th and Hardesty. The city did not listen to concerns about putting predators into a building with vulnerable folks. Wasn't a month after the conversion until the first of many elderly were attacked and some killed.
Sixty-six percent of Section 8 housing is in Northeast. This project would be better suited to a more stable neighborhood. But we all know that will never happen/
They just need to pay off a politician and then they can settle where ever they want.
ReplyDeleteBecause placing vulnerable women that have been sexually abused next to Independence Avenue makes SO much sense.
ReplyDeleteThis is the dumbest idea ever introduced and bravo to Scaritt leaders.
The gentleman that runs the center lives in Johnson County Kansas, Tony. That seems like a wonderful place for a shelter for abused women. Why doesn't he put it in his neighborhood?
ReplyDeleteNortheast is surrounded by section 8 homes, prostitution, drugs and gangs. It is not an environment for vulnerable, abused women to be in.
No matter how you try to sell it Tony.
Vag-like Tony - go tell dickless prick Bushnell to update his news. The Board of Zoning Adjustment on Tuesday (before this article even was published)unanimously turned down Newhouse's request for a zoning variance for this property, with one Commissioner commenting she has never seen anything quite like this. They all thought this was idiotic.
ReplyDeleteBushnell is a vag; Tony is a fallen off herpes scab
ReplyDeleteBushnell is a vag; Tony is a fallen off herpes scab
ReplyDeleteNice to see that Will and Adam are up and out of bed.
ReplyDeleteOrphan - I agree 100%. And believe that the 66% is correct, but how do I find the actually statistics? Can't figure out how to get section 8 data like that
ReplyDelete"As for potential problems the place might create in the affluent hood, one rather awesome TKC READER reminds us that public disturbance laws and other city codes could keep that in check" do you really believe that, sir? How is that working out all across 3rd district?
ReplyDeleteWell said 10:33.
ReplyDeleteI'm actually supportive of the action by Scaritt leaders here.
One of Newhouse core objectives is to "provide a safe environment" for women to heal" so why are they placing abused women in Northeast?
As a neighborhood leader, I would also be concerned with placing a house in a nice neighborhood such as Scarritt, when a good portion of their work is a substance abuse program for Prostitutes started in 2005 in collaboration with Vernoicas Voice.
Smart choice by Scaritt leaders.
There are some nice homes in Brookside that could use a womens shelter like this.
ReplyDeletePut it there. Everyone is critical of a neighborhood for rejecting a home like this until it is next door to them.
A shelter for abused, vulnerable women mixed with substance abuse training for prostitutes and placed in Northeast?
ReplyDeleteWhat is this the farm league for pimps?
11:59, these numbers came from Ronnie DePasco's office when Cleaver was mayor.
ReplyDeleteThey may be even higher now.
Northeast has been the whipping boy ever since Illus Davis and his "reform" movement was elected.
A drug and crime riddle neighborhood in Philadelphia was "adopted" by suburban whites. They went in and helped the people learn what they could do and helped clean up and paint houses in the neighborhood. This was in the early part of the decade. When the people were shown how to be a good citizen/neighbor, life improved tremendously. It is still being kept up.
We can't change anything in these neighborhoods. But we can insure the people who want to change things have all the resources available to do it. We can help but we can't affect change.
All we can change is ourselves. Our influence is limited to that which we can touch.
Notice the total silence by elected leaders representing Northeast?
ReplyDeleteIf this was going to be placed in Brookside or Briarcliff would they sit silent?
Doubtful.
"Her highness, the honorable, fully distinguished, highest ranking city councilwoman" Mayor Pro Tem Cindy Circo is from Northeast, correct? What are her thoughts on this matter?
ReplyDeleteEvery neighborhood has the right to their own standards Tony. But this issue looks a lot more complicated then you're making it.
ReplyDeleteWhich is it? Northeast is too good for these girls, or it's not good enough? There's a church, a grocery store, and a bus stop less than half a block from this home that sits empty, and these neighborhood leaders say they're committed to cleaning up crime on Independence Avenue.
ReplyDeleteNot only is Tony's point regarding codes and disturbance laws valid, but if individuals were causing problems, I don't see why a simple phone call to Newhouse couldn't correct that problem.
I understand everyone's concerns about WHAT COULD HAPPEN, but this is essentially redlining, and I think everyone who has chosen to speak out against the shelter rather than help make it work in our community should be ashamed of themselves.
Leslie Caplan was right to withdraw her interest in the location as soon as it was met with opposition, because why would you want to put girls in an environment where the elitist neighbors are more of a threat to the girls' success than the prostitutes and drug dealers?
you think so small and short-term, El Bryan. no wonder you makes children's cartoons.
ReplyDeleteWhat do you think will be the long term affect of allowing a neighborhood association to ban residential arrangements they don't like or to act hostile towards organizations that attempt to help at risk youth?
ReplyDeleteI love the idea of relocating at risk youth to Leawood. There are so many public transportation options, and they can probably shop at the new Trader Joe's.
I do, however, think that Section 8 is a problem in Northeast (which isn't the issue, I'm only responding to Orphan.) Unlike Newhouse, which has an acting director and direct authority over their tenants, Section 8 homes are usually managed by absent slumlords who acquire foreclosed properties and make the minor repairs necessary to start collecting inflated rent from The State. Maybe S.R. should focus more efforts into reporting codes violations and disturbances regarding these Section 8 homes...
ReplyDeleteYou miss the point (AGAIN) el-bo-bo; this is an issue of the city not following their own zoning. The city decided to have a certain zoning there. Yes, they have an exception process, but how does this qualify as worthy when apparently the residents around it don't want the exception? the residents are fighting another group home trying the same thing next door. What do shelters attract? People who need help. What does NE NOT need? More people who need help. Its time they start attracting people who make up human capital and are humans with capital. Living next to a home full of underage girls who are drugtested is not attractive to humans with capital.
ReplyDeleteTKC, go lobby to get them to locate on Jefferson. She what happens when your hood is seen as the epicenter for social services (see Detroit)
ReplyDeleteEl-dumbo; how is the city codes process working out for Indian Mound? Saw the blog from your area and it looks like without Councilman Wagner personally interceding on your behalf the city is worthless. And you know it.
ReplyDeleteelBryan, my point was more on the apartments which were senior housing at 12th & Hardesty which were converted to Section 8 and how the city made a mess of that situation.
ReplyDeleteAlso the half-way house at 12th & Bennington brought even more crime and trouble to that neighborhood.
Don't put all your eggs in one basket is all I'm saying.
I've seen first-hand how the police respond to 911 calls in the Sheffield neighborhood. It isn't very good.
Bryan,
ReplyDeleteIt's hardly elitist to take an interest in one's neighborhood. The current owner of the applicant property put considerable time and effort into restoring it to single family status. Unfortunately he has moved from the area and wishes to sell and, it appears, the easy way to a sale is to obtain a variance from the zoning laws. If this variance is granted there is little chance the next applicant would be denied regardless of what they threatened to bring to the neighborhood.
Northeast continues to be a dumping ground for the city. Perhaps if we were situated in one council district rather than three we might have a chance to avert our move toward skid row status but Northeast's interests come last for most (not all) of our council members.
Sean O: BINGO!
ReplyDeleteSean O Toole gets the most votes in Missouri history for a Libertarian, in a district with the fewest votes in the state. Why!? Because O'Toole rocks, and JJ is the worst democrat candidate in Missouri history.
ReplyDeleteEl Bryan if you want it so bad, then why not have the home in Indian Mound?
ReplyDeleteThe bottom line is, Scarritt has every right to stand up for their neighborhood. Anyone from the outside that seeks to put pressure on them for doing such should be ashamed.
Honestly Leslie Caplan should also have acted more professional. To publicly say that Scarritt was non-responsive was completely inaccurate. What was accurate was they were not responsive the way should would have liked.
It's always interesting how everyone wants to criticize neighborhoods that stand up for themselves as being "elitist". Until a halfway house is put on their block. Suddenly their mind quickly changes.
What does JJ Rizzo have to say about this situation?
ReplyDeleteHey elBryan, you don't know what the hell you are talking about?! Have you been through this neighborhood? Elitest?! I don't think so. You couldn't sell a house to save your life over here. You put the shelter next to you asshole. TKC also doesn't have all the facts. What a dick. Leave this poor neighborhood alone for God's sake! NEWHOUSE is already the worst thing that has happened to Scarritt Renaissance and they never even moved in. NEWHOUSE LEAVE SCARRITT ALONE! We don't need anymore negative publicity.
ReplyDeleteNewhouse should be real proud of the way they divided that poor neighborhood.
ReplyDeletethey aren't really that poor.
ReplyDeleteCome down everyone - its obvious why Stadler plays for the other team. His dad profits off of the attraction of non-contributors to the Northeast - he works for Mattie Rhodes
ReplyDeletehttp://www.mattierhodes.org/web/english/Our_Staff.html
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/david-stadler/13/738/81a
Well, I share a back alley with a multi-family living facility in Indian Mound; No problems.
ReplyDeleteS.R. says they want to protect Historical Properties, but I've been to the Molly Brown home in Denver, a Historical Property, and guess what? It was a group home at one point. In fact, a lot of historic homes have been used for that at one time or another. Plus, are we supposed to just get super protective of EVERY OLD HOME in Kansas City?
And believe me, I know how hard it is to sell a home in Northeast right now... especially a large one that's been sitting empty right off on Independence Avenue for so long. That's why we should be encouraging a private investor to renovate it for girls rather than just assume they're going to be crappy tenants.
To call a Newhouse Shelter for girls a halfway house is so misinformed and crappy. It's more like a foster home. So you hate foster children? I had a suspicion...
And the last comment is hilarious not only because my last name is Stalder not Stadler, but also because my dad worked in City Codes for over two decades...
Little Boy Whoever - many historic homes went through the period of use a homes of convalescence or shelters or apartments...and it DESTROYS the building! Ask the current owner of 523 Gladstone, or almost anyone who has bought a large historic mansion in the area. Your generation is supposed to be more enlightened than to just use an old home for that, not to mention the idiocy of putting it next to the Avenue.
ReplyDeleteAnd who cares if they are crappy tenants or not!? Zoning doesn't allow for it, Mr. "My Daddy Was a City Leach". Ask your dad what happens when zoning isn't followed. Not to mention, no one will buy next to it to restore.
Thinking Newhouse people are total morons for wanting to put foster adults (they said 16-21 year olds most recently) in a stupidly picked location does not equal hating foster children, you stupid progressive. The reasons for why they picked this location says they hate kids.