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29 Years in South Park

29 years ago the space shuttle Challenger blew up. I also bought a house. The house had been on the market for 2 years, starting out at $22,900. When I looked at it, it was down to $17,900. I didn’t have a Realtor, and offered $14,500. They took it. Three months later I contracted Dayton Read More

Tax dollars chasing tax dollars for no tax dollars

If the headline sounds stupid, think about this: The Dayton-Montgomery County Port Authority owes $1.1 million in back taxes on the parking garage on Patterson Boulevard next to the CareSource building at 220 E. Monument Ave. The 220 E. Monument Ave. building is current on its taxes, but the garage is behind. via Delinquent Downtown Read More

Taxi stupidity in Dayton, Ohio. The Uber war is about to start

Today is the last day of free Uber rides in Dayton. Tomorrow, the war will maybe begin. Maybe not. For those of you who don’t know what Uber is- it’s a ride-sharing/part-time taxi service enabled by the mobile Internet. To be a driver you sign up- they run a background check, check insurance and then Read More

Why infill housing fails in a failing community. The Tiny House option.

Einstein famously said “insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result.” When I see Dayton trying to fix the failure of our community to fulfill the basic expectations of what a city should provide, i.e.: good schools, safe neighborhoods, well maintained infrastructure as well as simple things like basketball Read More

Water system safety and regulation

I have a half a dozen clients who run very different types of businesses over the Dayton well field. All have different rules and regulations about what they can and can’t have in their buildings. None of them have any desire to pollute the well field- or our drinking water- that wouldn’t benefit them, or Read More

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