Not so happy maps
The Star-Trib published this map today of properties owned by a local firm responsible for many of the foreclosures in my neighborhood. The city of Minneapolis is suing the firm, T.J. Waconia. One of the open dots ("not in foreclosure") is right next door. It's been unoccupied for the last two years and has received only basic maintenance, maybe three lawn mows a summer.This story is the first I've seen it linked to Waconia. This map shows the extent of the damage well, I think.
In any case, while the violence in my neighborhood is often unexplicable and deeply tragic, a scheme like this has its own tragedy. The people behind this firm made cold, calculated decisions that have damaged hundreds of lives--property values have tanked here in part because of them. Not good. Not good.