The house pictured above is vacant. The front door is actually wide open with just an unlatched storm door (with broken windows). Many of the other windows are also shattered with broken glass all over the place. Even the mail slot has been removed leaving yet another hole in the house. Inside there are signs of vagrant occupation. I’ve learned from a local gentleman that drug paraphernalia and used needles were found inside this house and that it has been vacant for about a year or more. There are no “Dangerous Building” tags on the property, but the building across the street (which appears to be in much better condition) has a pink tag in the window indicating city action for code violations. Yes, it is known fact that blight is contagious. No, this isn’t the intercity KCMO or KCK. It’s my neighborhood and it’s only a few blocks from a Presidential Neighborhood. The last time I drove down this block I saw lots of children playing. The address of the above property is 1306 West Maple. Welcome to the neighborhood “Open House.” And yes, it needs to be mentioned again, this block is in the heart of the award-winning Midtown / Truman Road Corridor Neighborhood Revitalization Plan. Whether this particular home is judged historic or not (you be the judge), this is no way to manage property and this is not what I would call being a good neighbor. If readers of this blog are also concerned, I would invite you to make an online Property Maintenance Code Complaint on the City’s website:
https://www.ci.independence.mo.us/Complaints/
and enter the street number “1306” and the street name “Maple” and proceed. You can register your name and contact info or remain anonymous. Please help us with this property. And if you know who owns the property, I believe a lecture and schooling on community stewardship is in order.
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