This one is a classic clip-n-save for our local city government brainiacs.
Back in January 2008, faced with negative media coverage, some even — gasp! — national, of Charlotte’s boarded up, foreclosed homes, the Charlotte city council and its ever-brilliant city staff hit upon a solution: ban boards. Or more specifically, showing the great depth of thought that went into this policy, fine property owners if the boards stayed up longer than city staff thought prudent.
Fast-forward two years. Now the city’s foreclosed homes have a broken window problem. City council pledges to fix that too. By tweaking the board-ban.
The initial lunacy is the notion that property owners want to board up their properties — or are just being lazy and cheap in doing so. In ride local government busy-bodies to save them from themselves.
With predictable results.
Bonus Nut: Boarded up homes have to register with the city of Charlotte. Genius.
