Comments on: Escambia Considers Creation Of Blighted Ensley Redevelopment Area

By: Ensley Resident

Ensley Resident — Tue, 09 Dec 2014 16:23:41 +0000

Zakkiyyah Osuigwe I sure hope you are right! I will pray that one day the Ensley Community will be a place of pride and hope for residents! Time will tell!

By: jeeperman

jeeperman — Mon, 08 Dec 2014 22:13:03 +0000

There is also a shortage of affordable housing for low and moderate income housing in Scenic Hills and East Hill too.
When do they get this same help from the county also?

By: Zakkiyyah Osuigwe

Zakkiyyah Osuigwe — Mon, 08 Dec 2014 19:31:15 +0000

I have read all of the comments and I can see that the people don’t understand what “Community Redevelopment” is or what the Community Redevelopment Agency does. First of all, Don’t panic! Its not about moving “criminals, section 8, drug dealer or whatever else you fear” into your neighborhood. Designation as a CRA is determined by what’s already there and the people that reap the benefits of a CRA designation is the HOME OWNERS and BUSINESS OWNERS. Owners can receive assistance with roof replacements, new windows & shutter installation, sewer connection, new A/C installation, etc.. those big ticket items, also street lights, sidewalks, etc.., to improve the overall quality of life for the neighborhood. Besides, the funds used to help the neighborhood is your very own tax dollars. Why not use it to help yourselves, its your money. Just my 2cents

By: melodies4us

melodies4us — Mon, 08 Dec 2014 02:06:54 +0000

Improvements sounds like a good idea to me.

By: Ensley resident, too

Ensley resident, too — Sun, 07 Dec 2014 18:13:46 +0000

Focus on the illegal element, then talk about revitalization. We do not have sewage, sidewalks or a safe place for a walking trail or even a community center. And you want to bring more people in, making it even more congested than it is. As stated above, put some of the efforts on the east side of 9th ave. We don’t have room out here.

By: Jane

Jane — Sun, 07 Dec 2014 13:46:56 +0000

There is plenty of low income housing. Just take the back roads through that area. But if the government plants the “poor” in this area, then they can be assured that the “poor” does not move into their areas. Every time the government sticks their noses in, things get majorly screwed up and now they are doing it again. Let people do what people do and quit screwing with the middle income people. We deserve a nice area that is not going to be nice when you “force” transplant criminals into this area. Add to that, more traffic and traffic is horrific around this area. I have an idea, plant these people over on the other side of 9th ave. We have our share of delinquents, drug dealers and thieves.

By: cannot he serious

cannot he serious — Sun, 07 Dec 2014 05:52:21 +0000

Is this some sort of bad dream? Has anyone learned that section 8 is the most horrible idea ever?

Why does the county ignore this fact?

By: William3

William3 — Sun, 07 Dec 2014 05:22:22 +0000

Well they already have 6 “redevelopment” areas and I have yet to see any improvement. I don’t see how moving the worse elements of the county into Ensley will be any improvement for the residents there.

By: Kristen Wiggins

Kristen Wiggins — Sun, 07 Dec 2014 02:38:12 +0000

Please no…crime is already on the rise in this area. Even Cantoment has gotten worse. My home is smack dab in the middle of all of this, and I’ve already seen a decline in the neighborhood since a lot of the homeowners are moving away and renters are moving in…they don’t take care of the homes, and the landlords could care less. Low income housing will just bring our home values down and turn the area into something worse than it already is.

By: Walnut Hiller

Walnut Hiller — Sat, 06 Dec 2014 17:58:15 +0000

The entire county will be a blighted area by the time the lawsuits from the jail explosion are settled and a new jail is built.