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2 years, 11 months agosaveashcreekhomes's comment on:
Saturday morning meeting to be held on services available to Ash Creek residents
Cool.
We had a Park Meeting at Benito Larado’s (space 22) tonight.
Residents are craving information.
Since we did not have unanimity on boycotting Mister Chaney’s meeting; the plan now is - we go to the meeting.
I handed out maps showing how to get to the meeting.
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2 years, 11 months agosaveashcreekhomes's comment on:
Saturday morning meeting to be held on services available to Ash Creek residents
“... justifying or grandstanding about the history of the issue...”
I just played this backwards and it said, “Billllll...."
Bill Ashe
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2 years, 11 months agosaveashcreekhomes's comment on:
Ash Creek residents take Councilman Chaney to task; Michael Davis proposes aid
Apologies: SACH has been posting the wrong link for C-NOAH.
Correct link:
Marty Ray just posted a wonderful piece on “Losers and Winners” in the Ash Creek Mobile Home Park struggle, at:
www.c-noah.blogspot.comwrong link: c-noah.com (this one takes you to a Japanese site)
SACH Save Ash Creek HOMES saveashcreekhomes@gmail.com www.c-noah.blogspot.com
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2 years, 11 months agosaveashcreekhomes's comment on:
Ash Creek residents take Councilman Chaney to task; Michael Davis proposes aid
Diane Harper, Mister Chaney's, Executive Assistant (as of November) emailed SACH today.
She informed us that she has been working on a meeting, “per Mr. Chaney” to offer us assistance, “...in any way the City of Dallas can.”
Ms. Harper adds, “On Tuesday, Dec. 12, our Environmental Health Dept. will do a walk through to assess the needs of the tenants in Ash Creek.”
What does that mean? Are they going to put us to sleep?
Here’s some more information from Ms. Harper.
“A notice will be given at that time for a comprehensive meeting to be held on Saturday, Dec. 16th at 9:30 a.m. to try and assist with relocation efforts.”
Sounds like they’re taking charge; doesn’t it?
She insisted that, “Mr. Chaney is a champion of the downtrodden, the oppressed, and the poor, including the residents of Ash Creek.”
Ms. Harper explained, “Because of legal issues, he (Leo V. Chaney, Junior) had to wait for clearance from the city attorneys.”
Pardon our Italian... but Bologna!
A City Council member can’t talk to residents of his District, about pertinent issues, concerning his constituents, because of “legal issues?!”
SACH Save Ash Creek HOMES saveashcreekhomes@gmail.com www.c-noah.com
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2 years, 11 months agosaveashcreekhomes's comment on:
Ash Creek Mobile Home Community slated to close February 9th
Hello Michael Davis,
FILE NUMBER: BDA 056C-01
I think this is the number you want. The sign in front is too faded to read but I got this from “BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT, PANEL B PUBLIC HEARING MINUTES CITY HALL, L1FN CONFERENCE CENTER AUDITORIUM WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2005 “
Bill Ashe saveashcreekhomes@gmail.com
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2 years, 11 months agosaveashcreekhomes's comment on:
Ash Creek Activists Love Them Some Documents
Hello Mike,
It’s not that “Ash Creek Activists Love Them Some Documents (although, I must admit, it is an amusing headline).”
It’s that we are being attacked by misleading and false documents.
The document that Jack sent (the one with red circles), is part of the misuse of the state’s Nuisance Abatement” law by Mrs. Wolfe and Jennifer Richie (assistant city attorney).
It was a list of 911 calls made from our property. That is what what it was; wasn’t it? At least I think that's what it was? Very confusing “Wolfesqe” use of a document).
Have you seen a list of 911 calls for your neighborhood and surrounding area? Yes, it is a city document but the way it was used is out of context. Yes, it does have, at least some, bearing on the issue; but very little.
Some of those calls are ours, but not all.
Here is a statement read at the May 18 Plan Commission Hearing; permission was given by Sgt. Dillon, Dallas Police Officer:
"A review of criminal offenses and calls reported occurring in the Ash Creek Mobile Home Park over the last three years revealed nothing unusual or any excessive number of criminal offenses'." Sgt. R. C. Dillon, #4535Northeast Patrol Division
TRUTH! Please respect the TRUTH.
The way the Wolfe/Chaney side plays is - they BLINDSIDE you. They never even attempt of talk-things-out.
Leo Chaney just avoids us (we are in his district) and he will not talk to us.
Wolfe fires rockets of malevolence, from the shadows. Sometimes she attacks in such a way that it seems like it’s someone else.
But unlike Mrs. Wolfe, we do know how to put 2 and 2 together in such a way that it can be proven.
MRS. WOLFE, STAND-UP AND ENGAGE US IN THE SUNLIGHT.
Mike’s a member of the FRI and I think his website is a good public arena.
THIS IS SACH - CALLING OUT MRS. WOLFE!
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We hope you have noticed that we have not dropped anything “anonymous” over the e-transom.
What we say, is out for all to see.
We are yelling TRUTH to the world and no one listens... at least not many folks (thank goodness for those that do listen and care).
According to the Law of First Impressions: All the falsehoods propagated by Mrs. Wolfe are still remembered...
not that we are proving them false... in public documents (and they are to difficult to read) but what is most remembered is Mrs. Wolfe’s first outing with dishonest claims about Ash Creek Mobile Home Park.
We at SACH are attempting to outline these PUBLIC documents in an illuminating way.
All of our references are factual, real and can be checked by anyone willing to read the PUBLIC DOCUMENTS.
Now if you want me to stop confusing the issue with facts... let me know.
So - yes, documents are tiresome. But please... remain open to the TRUTH.
Save Ash Creek Homes saveashcreekhomes@gmail.com (214) 868-7247
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2 years, 11 months agosaveashcreekhomes's comment on:
With neither a bang nor a whimper - UPDATED
Congratulations, on the launch of Pegasus News!
All the best, Bill
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2 years, 11 months agosaveashcreekhomes's comment on:
Contentious Ash Creek Mobile Home Issue Coming to a Head
Hello Mike,
“I wish I had time to go through all these docs one by one and referee this argument, but I don't. But if you think you're getting a bad shake from us, you're welcome to find another local news service that will, without editing, post virtually everything you send to it.”
SACH made a decision to communicate with your news site exactly because you were giving us an uncensored forum to get the facts/truth out there to the FRI and the rest of the world; but mainly the FRI.
I can’t quite get a handle on all the animus directed towards us. How can that be understood?
You have tried to be fair but your personal opinion has not been swayed.
And that’s the point. We live here in peace for 56 years and all of the sudden the Dallas Board of Adjustment rules that Ash Creek Mobile Home Park is a “detriment to the community.” Everybody believes that, regardless of the truth.
I have lived here since Christmas ‘89 - coming up on 17 years. We are not perfect. We have crime - just like the rest of the city.
When Mrs. Wolfe started on her crusade to strip the land of Ash Creek Mobile Home Park, I read some of her descriptions of this place.
The place she was describing was not where I have lived for almost 17 years. She was describing a place I didn’t know.
What a beautiful place this is... if you look at everything here. Are people jealous that we are living in such a pleasing area? Big trees, sunrise and sunset, up and down the creek - just a great place.
Now, folks want to give us a helping hand... just like the American Indians?
Bill Ashe information verification Save Ash Creek HOMES (SACH) c-noah.blogspot.com (214) 868-7247
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3 years agosaveashcreekhomes's comment on:
Contentious Ash Creek Mobile Home Issue Coming to a Head
There were only 4 people with internet access in the Park.
That number has pretty much dwindled down to two: Jack and me.
Do you want my take/opinion about what other people, in the Park, are concerned about?
Bill Ashe information verification Save Ash Creek HOMES (SACH) saveashcreekhomes@gmail.com c-noah.blogspot.com (214) 868-7247
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3 years agosaveashcreekhomes's comment on:
Contentious Ash Creek Mobile Home Issue Coming to a Head
Hello miked950ns,
“I knew I was right about Crossett. Another slumlord. I wish that good people didn't have to be exploited and subject to this type of mistreatment.”
Regardless of what you think of the owners, justice and fairness calls for the same rules of law and society; the SAME TREATMENT (especially under law) whether it be Crossetts or Mother Teresa.
The type of dishonest attack being leveled against Crossetts, would shame the sensibilities of any reasonable person.
I urge all members of the Ferguson Road Initiative, to look into the truth, by reading the PUBLIC facts in PUBLIC documents.
I feel sure the majority of you, would be appalled at what is being done, to all concerned with Ash Creek Mobile Home Park, in your name, by the FRI.
Bill
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3 years agosaveashcreekhomes's comment on:
Contentious Ash Creek Mobile Home Issue Coming to a Head
He has refused to talk to us and has remained in the shadows but we at Save Ash Creek HOMES are very aware of his puppet-master-like involvement.
Something was SO FISHY at the BOA hearings that the smell comes right through, and off the video.
Bill
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3 years agosaveashcreekhomes's comment on:
Contentious Ash Creek Mobile Home Issue Coming to a Head
They all listen to what Wolfe had to say as if it were based in facts. They treated our truthful testimony as total fiction.
The BOA seems to have their ruling decided before the hearings began.
The assistant city attorney, assigned to the BOA, called Wolfe by her first name, Delores, on at least one occasion.
They all seemed to know, Wolfe’s husband, who struggled to run an overhead projector. They explained from the stage, to the room, who he was.
They all knew each other.
It certainly seemed as if they were all in this together and worked in concert to “railroad” us.
When the BOA’s specious ruling is overturned on appeal, that leaves us where we were when this siege began: operating as a nonconforming use.
A nonconforming use is not an illegal use.
Mike how can I post an icon or something to direct the readers to an attachment... the injunction filled by the city, so they can judge for themselves if this 14 page document is excessive in volume.
I am filing a DCTV Program Release Request to air my show (which contains footage of the BOA hearings) on your site.
Then everyone can judge for themselves.
Was the BOA directed by Dallas City Council Member, Leo Chaney, to vote against us?
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3 years agosaveashcreekhomes's comment on:
Contentious Ash Creek Mobile Home Issue Coming to a Head
It is my opinion that, any information provided by Dolores G. Wolfe of Cowles & Thompson, P.C., should be THOROUGHLY vetted.
Her track record on providing “facts” is VERY poor, indeed.
Wolfe: “The CPC had previously granted the owners re-signing application "subject to the submission of an acceptable site plan." The owner made about 5 attempts to submit an acceptable site plan, failing each time.”
Is this because the City keeps adding an INCREDIBLE amount of improvements to the requirements?
Wolfe: “Consideration on the application was "held under advisement." There is no expectation that the owner will try again.”
She surely makes is sounds as if it’s all over for us. Wolfe and her cohorts have been trying to “HELP” us move out... almost since this whole thing began; more than a year ago.
We have warned our residents that if any of these entities approach you, the best response would be, “No thank you. My soul is not for sale today.”
Even if the CPC route is still back at the drawing board...
We have faith in the Courts that are hearing Crossett’s appeal of the Board of Adjustment rulings that says Ash Creek Mobile Home Park and its residents are a “Detriment to the Community.”
The two board of Adjustment hearings were little more than KANGAROO COURTS.
Robert's Rules of Order were frequently used as weapons against us.The Vice Chair, Alice Cox, slept through most of the hearings allowing an illegal/illegitimate member of the board, Taylor Brannon to run the hearing.
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3 years agosaveashcreekhomes's comment on:
Contentious Ash Creek Mobile Home Issue Coming to a Head
As I have heard you say, Marty, “Why did the city not keep the Park up to code over the years?”
Good question.
All of these huge expenses, all at once, are unreasonable.
How about trying to come together in a meeting with those at the city code department and try to negotiate something out, something that is fair to everyone, including the residents.
Maybe, letting the Crossetts do the improvements over a longer period of time...
The Crossetts may deserve to endure the wrath of the city, but we don’t.
And another reason to continue the battle is to help our friends at C-NOAH, and the community, defend against the onslaught of inappropriate housing being forced on the White Rock area by big land developers in collusion with the uppity/bullying/debasing “gentry” and the City of Dallas.
Bill
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3 years agosaveashcreekhomes's comment on:
Contentious Ash Creek Mobile Home Issue Coming to a Head
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Is it: Incompetence? Lack of ability? Arrogance? Indifference?
I don’t know.
I think I am, better in battle, than in defeat. So... it’s time to face the facts and move on... plan strategy for the battle:
The Battle to bring JUSTICE to all that have earned it, in this struggle.
It’s as cliché as, “It’s now a matter of principle (and law).”
And it’s as complicated and honorable as (something Marty Ray says), “Speaking Truth to Power.”
It’s time for us to stop defending the Crossetts.
Yes, they are EXTREMELY tight with the money and did not maintain the Park while they sucked more than a 100 grand a year, out of here for a half a century.
... putting almost no money back in here.
They are what they are; the Crossetts.
We should not help them conceal their true colors any longer.
I’m thinking that now the argument/focus should be that, because the city is placing extreme amounts of improvements and requirements, on the Crossetts, over a short period of time. It is just another way to defeat us.
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3 years agosaveashcreekhomes's comment on:
Contentious Ash Creek Mobile Home Issue Coming to a Head
About the Crossetts...
I think it is best to explain my feelings in an open letter to one of our heroes: Marty Ray of C-NOAH.
Hello Marty,
Crossett let us down. Big talk at every hearing, but he didn’t transform his rhetoric into something, real.
Whether he is unable to... or won’t... or both...
Terrible communication with his pubic supporters...
Insensitivity:
Failure to deal with an iconic pile of trash.
Sue Crossett heavily wearing, expensive jewelry at the first hearing.
Steve Crossett dropping around here in his flash car: a brand spanking new Corvette, while we struggle to survive. (there’s nothing wrong with owning a new car or jewelry; it’s just the circumstances that makes it seem that they are rubbing our nose in it)
Continuing to STEAL $20 extra, a month, from each renter, for excessive water usage (even during times of water restrictions by the city), when there are/were many (not just one repaired leak, as Crossett claims) unrepaired water leaks, that are/were the Park’s responsibility. That comes to about $1000 a month; just about the same amount as a payment for a new Corvette.
Please watch this one minute, twenty-six second video, “WATER USAGE SHAKEDOWN”: click link below-
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3 years agosaveashcreekhomes's comment on:
Contentious Ash Creek Mobile Home Issue Coming to a Head
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Does anyone care that the Code information as provided to the Board of Adjustment by Ms. Wolfe and the other 13 Neighborhood groups was presented dishonestly and distorted? Do all the signers of the Application against the MHPark realize they were given exaggerated and skewed information to base their decision on in joining this application?
The Crime Complaints filed also are suspect and will be reviewed for distortion and exaggeration of facts as well.
Prepared by Marty Ray, January 10, 2006 Review of these findings welcomed!
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3 years agosaveashcreekhomes's comment on:
Contentious Ash Creek Mobile Home Issue Coming to a Head
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6 - Request to Animal Control to pickup trapped (confined) stray animals (incl possum) 17 - Requests to Animal Control to catch stray animals, wild dog packs (not Park animals) 66 – TOTAL listings that ARE NOT CODE VIOLATIONS
Remaining MINOR Code Issues (calls) within City records: 2 – Plumbing Issues (2002 only, no other Plumbing issues in the 154 City code calls 1 - Illegal Dumping (2003 only) 1 – Oversized vehicle (2003 only) 5 – Bulk Trash violations (putting trash out too early) 11 – High Weeds (2002-03 only) Notices posted to individual homes 18 – Illegal outside storage (all in 2003 posted in a 2 day period to individual homes) 25 – Litter (all in 2003 posted in a 2 day period to individual homes) 5 - Junk Motor Vehicles (all posted on one single day in 2003) 8 – Litter (all posted in a 1 day period in 2004, posted to individual homes) 2 – Prohibited roosters 1 - Case reported to Animal Control of too many cats at 1 residence 7 - Reports to Animal Control about resident pets being loose 2 – Other misc. Animal related violations 88 Total minor Code complaint issues (not 154 as alleged in application against MHPark)
¬71 – Code Complaints are from 2002/03 – all cases closed ¬17 - Code Complaints are from 2004/05 - all cases closed
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3 years agosaveashcreekhomes's comment on:
Contentious Ash Creek Mobile Home Issue Coming to a Head
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So here is the TRUTH about the 154 CODE Complaints in Ms. Wolfe’s Application:
Duplications and city service requests (should not be part of negative code evidence) 24 - Duplicated listings, some marked as “duplicates”, others same date/same request 15 - Requests for City Services – not “code complaints or violations” 5-20-02 – Request to City, Low hanging limbs obstructing alley 7/29/02 - Oil/Chemical Spill “oil gathering upstream near St.Francis”, TrailerPark not faulted
5-21-03 – Plumbing report “no violation found…vacant lot….city property” 2003 - (2) requests for garbage roll carts 6/7/04 - Manager reported outsiders dumping in MHPark BulkTrashArea 6/12/04 - Manager again reports outsiders using Bulk Trash Area 8/24/04 – (2 calls) from Manager about trash not being picked up by city 6/7/04 – Manager reported city trash truck snapped elec. line 8/24/04 – Resident requested replacement of street lighting 2005 - (4) requests for estimates to pay for extra bulk trash pick-up3 – Requests to Animal Control to pick up a dead animal at front of MHPark, 2002 & 2004 1 - Request to Animal Control to bring animal trap to trap “strays” in park
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3 years agosaveashcreekhomes's comment on:
Contentious Ash Creek Mobile Home Issue Coming to a Head
Hello again Chad,
CODE COMPLAINT REVIEW AshCreek Mobile Home Park – Jan 2002 thru July 2005 A TRUTHFUL accounting of the154 listings from City records
The 154 code related entries (used as evidence in the application from Ms. Wolfe and 13 Neighborhood Groups) were from records of the Dallas Customer Service Request System. All 154 entries were counted as ”code complaints” or violations against the MHPark.
Over 40% of these listings (66 or more of 154) are not code violations of any form This unfair, dishonest and over exaggerated information related to Code Violation Claims was used in a legal filing against the Mobile Home Park to the Dallas Board of Adjustments in August 2005. The over exaggerated claims swayed leaders of the community to sign on to the petition against the Mobile Home Park – it is doubtful that Ms. Wolfe or any of the groups who signed the petition took time to see that: (1) All 154 calls to City Services were not Code Violations at all (2) All “real” code violations were dealt with and “closed” in a timely manner (3) Almost all “real” code violations were very minor in nature! (3) Of the 88 “real” code complaints left over – 71 – are from 2002/03 – see below - all cases closed 17 - are from 2004/05 - see below - all cases closed
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3 years agosaveashcreekhomes's comment on:
Contentious Ash Creek Mobile Home Issue Coming to a Head
Hello Chad,
My problem with the bulk trash photograph is NOT what you wrote.
My complaint is that it ‘was’ the ONLY image depicting Ash Creek MHP placed on the front page of the story.
Thus, in my opinion, visually implying: This is a TRASHY place
Bill
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3 years agosaveashcreekhomes's comment on:
Contentious Ash Creek Mobile Home Issue Coming to a Head
Well...
Your analogy:
To make your analogy work, the “police” would have been working, behind the scenes, for two years preparing a Shermanesque attack based on a mixture of mainly false information, combined with a bit of true information; just to hold the rationalization for attack, together.
The “police” would then hit the “spouse” like a ton of bricks; without being called or needed by anyone.
In addition to that, the “police” are not what you deserve and have a right to expect.
They turn out NOT to be professional peace offices (a blessing to the community) but a band of thugs... bad cops.
These thugs also have an ulterior motive. They want to make a fortune by facilitating the transfer of the family’s home and property to big land developers.
So, after they hammer the “spouse” they turn their wrath on the family! They pillage and destroy the home and family.
My analogy:
The FRI has a band of warriors and sends them out to help save and liberate the community.
The warriors are successful and facilitate many good works for the FRI.
They are hailed as heroes.
Then... the FRI allows them to plunder and turn their rapiers on the innocents: those on low fixed incomes, the working poor, the disabled and those with health problems, the elderly and families with children.
The many good people in the FRI accept the rogue warriors carnage by looking the other way.
“Well, After all ‘our’ warriors have have done so much good work in the past.”
When good people look the other way, they may be afraid of their own warriors, but that does not leave them without blame.
Bill
P.S. I will answer your questions (to the best of my ability) about the Crossetts later, but I am running out of time, right now. Today, I will be on the road, returning home from San Antonio.
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3 years agosaveashcreekhomes's comment on:
Contentious Ash Creek Mobile Home Issue Coming to a Head
“Bill, you don't seem to be aware that we posted an entire gallery of photos of Ash Creek. In the above article, underneath the picture of the couch, there is a link that says "view thumnails."
You are correct. I was not aware of the thumbnails in your gallery.
“... you will find one particular picture, which looks to me like a 12' long, boarded up crate. (And there is more than one of these in the park).”
I do not recognize this structure. I am in San Antonio and will be back tomorrow night. Possibly, management gathered some old lumber and fiberglass to board up the windows to protect against vandalism. I will check it out and get back to you.
IT LOOKS VERY BAD !
Management should NEVER let any mobile home in the Park look like this.
“Bill, we can run your full length video on our site.”
Cool ! Give me a couple of days and I will get them to you. Thank you for the opportunity.
“This was about a year ago, and I had a flat by the trailer park. There were several men who came walking out of the trailer park, one of whom begged me for money; one of whom insinuated that I should comply since there were more of them than of me; and another who came up and handled my bike and acted as though he wanted to ride it off, flat and all. I have no idea where they actually lived, but they came from inside the park.”
I know of no one living in the park that would do this to you.
But, there are homeless people living down by the railroad track, beside the golf course, that may have cut through the Park.
I showed footage of the area, where they stay, on my show and will make sure you get a that copy also.
We run them out of the Park when we catch them. But, I am saddened that this happened to you.
Sincerely, Bill
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3 years agosaveashcreekhomes's comment on:
Contentious Ash Creek Mobile Home Issue Coming to a Head
- part three - I also have a question about your earlier story, “Ash Creek:Three sides to every story.”
“People who have lived in a nonconforming but grandfathered trailer park for decades shouldn't be forced to move just because the neighborhood has gotten all uppity. That's a populist sentiment that I can buy into. BUT, how many of the residents are in that boat? Most of the people I've seen down there don't look like they've been alive that long. I live in this neighborhood. And the one time I found myself on a bike with a flat tire down by Ash Creek, it wasn't old grannies who were circling me like vultures.”
I have been a resident of Ash Creek Mobile Home Park for sixteen years and know of no one that would threaten you by circling like vultures.
How long ago was this? Please describe these “vultures” to me and I will personally confront them.
Could they have been from the apartments, up on the hill, close to Ferguson Road (not the new one)? One of these apartment complexes is filled with crime and has three sexual predators; one listed as high risk.
We are primarily a family park with many children.
FYI: We have no sexual offenders in our mobile home park. Please feel free to check me on this.
By the way that apartment is one of the places Dolores Wolfe suggested that we be relocated.
She said this during out first Board of Adjustment hearing. This can be confirmed by the BOA transcript and by video I shot at the hearing and aired on my show. You can hear her suggest this in her own words.
also: Here’s the content of an email I just receive from Marty Ray:
“Bill, Jack was a great representative! Wish you could have been there! Glad you are back.
Jack certainly DID NOT say he knew nothing about all this - just that the residents are not well informed on many things that concern them in particular!”
Most Sincerely, Bill Ashe information verification Save Ash Creek HOMES (SACH) saveashcreekhomes@gmail.com c-noah.blogspot.com (214) 868-7247
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3 years agosaveashcreekhomes's comment on:
Contentious Ash Creek Mobile Home Issue Coming to a Head
- part two - “And the heap of garbage out front that nearly touches Highland Road is hardly worse than what you’d see at any apartment complex dumpster, the difference once again being that this unseemly side-effect of living is not hidden by a brick enclosing.”
Yes. The info is located in a sidebar, that is not seemingly connected to the photograph.
And, this is the “only” photo you ran (besides the duct taped water hose”. We are rough around some edges but we also have many beautiful gardens, yards, etc.
http://c-noah.blogspot.com/2006/03/ho...
“... it seems one unfortunate but industrious resident in particular was compelled to mummify his rusted pipes with duct tape to keep them flowing properly.”
This is certainly, “unfortunate.” and should not be tolerated by management. But it by no means typifies the condition of the majority of the the Park.
“The most run-down trailers were little more than 12’ x 12’ wooden crates with their windows boarded up, implying (hopefully) that no one actually lives there.”
I know of, not one, “12’ x 12’ wooden cratelike structure” on the property. Please enlighten me.
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Jason - go to the Daily You, then 'for you' on the right navigation, then "recently". I thought it was gone too - just have to hunt for it.