tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2897076276412345124.post7610299502087606026..comments2024-03-13T01:48:09.358-07:00Comments on alien rants: If money is the answerOne Votehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14030257066258227671noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2897076276412345124.post-77757632772538011112008-01-11T07:08:00.000-08:002008-01-11T07:08:00.000-08:00We all know what happened in C'ville. They offere...We all know what happened in C'ville. They offered grants to homeowners so they'd clean the crap out of their front yards and add some badly needed curb appeal. The stipulation was they had to commit to living there for at least 5 years. BUT, many of the targeted market feard that they would be deported if they didnt' take the grants, so they never came forward. <BR/><BR/>I think that government coming forward saying "we'll help you clean up your 'hoods" is a good thing (and on a side note, I'd give a kidney to own one of those old Victorian mansions in Elgin...except that the neighborhood is so lousy that I'd never get to enjoy it!). But, is the grant there for the benefit of the community? Or is it a loophole for people to increase their property value at someone else's expense?<BR/><BR/>Personally, if the gov't wants to give me free money for home improvement, that's fine. I need some new power tools....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com