Comments on Outside the Box: Voiceless Homeowners in SE Raleigh

I am not sure how many of you are aware of this bu...

2009-08-26T23:44:08.080-04:00

I am not sure how many of you are aware of this but did you know that when the city of raleigh received grant money to go in and tear down the Chavis Heights Housing Projects and replace them with half million dollar homes they actually relocated the residents to OUR communities. Go to the wake county tax site and check your neighborhood and see just how many of these houses are owned by the City of Raleigh. Chastain, Abbington, Griffis Glen!

Basically we paid $150K+ to move into the projects. When I found out about this I was furios - still am. What makes me even more angry is that KB actually received money from the city for letting the city place them here. It states in our bylaws that you have to live in your house for 18 months before it can be a rental if thats the case why can the city buy up houses and why can so many rental companies buy up houses!!

I feel like KB should have told us that was what our community was being used for!!!

The last shooting we had in Chastain was a kid who was living in Section 8 housing. The neighbors had complained to the landlord for months that the kid was a problem, a violent problem! NO ONE DID ANYTHING until the cops showed up to arrest him. Now there is a for rent sign but I honestly believe that is due to the family losing their section 8 funding and not the landlord!

I can tell you, I live in Abbington Ridge just a s...

2009-08-25T12:28:00.018-04:00

I can tell you, I live in Abbington Ridge just a stones throw away, we have had home break in's, with a butcher knife, a gun theft from our home (which police did NOTHING about) and countless other drug felonies, sex offenders and other unspeakable crimes, I tried to start a community watch but no one seems motivated to get involved. You won't even be able to sell your home, so you need to think of other options, SE Raleigh is making national news with its grim reputation, Google SE Raleigh and try to find one positive comment,. Trust me Im in the same boat: Get me outta here!!!!: but its not an option right now, If we dont ban together to do something, it will only get worse, and the police dont care all that much. They even told me so, I had a police officer twll me to my face he didnt "Get out to these parts much" when I asked why, he pointed around the neighborhood and said very clearly "Its not safe here" If you are all waiting for someone to rescue you, dont hold your breath

All these senseless shootings are very scary, sad,...

2009-07-20T11:47:47.617-04:00

All these senseless shootings are very scary, sad, & so unnecessary!! What can we do as a community to make it a safer & better place to live in? I do not have children, so most of the times I am left out of the loop of what's going on in our community until I see the news or hear about it later on. I work @ the Wake County Sheriff's Office, but as wel all know the Raleigh Police Department patrols our neighborhood. I would like for parents to talk to their children about how to behave when they are outside playing (as far as respecting other people & their property, walking on the sidewalks, & coming in the house @ a decent hour.) It floors me when I see young teenagers out and about @ 12am! Where are the parents?! I would like these type subjects spoken upon @ our neighborhood meetings. I DO NOT want to see another person's child hurt or killed, this violence makes no sense!!!! Parents please talk to your children & make it your buisness to know what they are doing & what company they are keeping when out of your sight! I think the list of names for the community watch from the block party is a great way to get neighbors involved.

How is everyone feeling today after watching the t...

2009-07-11T20:18:16.166-04:00

How is everyone feeling today after watching the teenager shot in the back in our very own backyards?

Wow I thought I left this foolishness in Pa. So no...

2009-06-27T09:08:51.910-04:00

Wow I thought I left this foolishness in Pa. So now just let me say this I do not care who lives where It is Too Close To Me and My Family. The fact that this was written last year makes me more up set. so now once again instead of telling us where how about doing something about this, by having a meeting so that we can ome together and do things to stop this before we have another killing.

Uhmm, lots of this is new information for me and s...

2009-06-26T01:50:09.305-04:00

Uhmm, lots of this is new information for me and some I already knew. I'm a homeowner in Chastain and am working with my neighbors to improve communication and promote healthy community activities. Please visit http://raleighchastain.ning.com . Lets bring these stories to the attention of our neighbors and discuss possible solutions there. I will let my neighbors know about this blog. Thanks.

Hi and thank you so much for this post. I have li...

2009-06-25T21:30:16.259-04:00

Hi and thank you so much for this post. I have lived on Mackinac for 2 years now. My husband and I love the community and our neighbors but in the last 6 months we have seen this community go downhill. I know for a fact that there are 2 group homes in the neighborhood and when I ask Omega about it they just say well we can't say what the homeowners do with the community.

After the young man was shot last month we begged them to hold an Emergency meeting and they never did. We are so frustrated. We don't want to sell our home but it looks like we may have no other choice. We have a 9 month old and it scares me to think of how bad it COULD get!