Going into the new millennium, do we want an ordinance that discriminates against a certain segment of our community (mostly single women and children) and condemning minor issues (porch couches or in need of repair bicycle parts) as public nuisance?

Do we want an ordinance with such obvious unequal distribution of power, that it punishes residential property owners with hefty fines, while exempting the apartment community from interior inspections. This ordinance will remove decent affordable housing from a community that is already lacking such housing for hard-working mothers (check the waiting list of Project Renew), which is both unfair to the neighborhoods and owners.

Is this the best that we can do as a community? I think not, especially not with the fine minds that we have sitting around the City Council table, representing all the city and not just a few policy-makers. Do the right thing, and recognize the ordinance's purpose for what it is, regulatory taking of property by the city and not an ordinance to remove blight. Just say no.