Familiar face n the south ward

[Guy Citizen]

I see the people of the south ward have elected Archie Bunker to the city council. Great, just what Trenton needs, a xenophobic bully with a gun.
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Owning rental houses is not a crime.

[pbaman]

talking about?

[Guy Citizen]

You kow exactly who...your good friend and former colleague.
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Owning rental houses is not a crime.

[cynical1]

I don't know.....clue me in?

[Guy Citizen]

There is only 1 person elected from the south ward in the Trenton city council. It is no secret who it is. He is well known in the neighborhood as being a nasty person who is not shy about his dislike for Hispanics and other people of color. He is a bully who thinks he IS the law, engaging in what amounts to vigilantism. Still not sure who i'm referring to? just google trenton, South Ward.
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Owning rental houses is not a crime.

[pbaman]

And you are wrong on all accounts about him. Get a life.

[doctorfreud]

So, I'm guessing you're one of the absentee landlords that plague our city. It's not a crime to own a rental property, so long as you rent to nice people. And by that, I mean people who behave in a civilized manner and obey the law. It's got nothing to do with race and everything to do with quality of life. If that's what your being critical of George for, then I'm on his side on this issue.

[BurgFood]

Just wondering...

Why start complaining now? He was elected over a month ago. Or is it that you just read the papers about the runoff election and saw his name?
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Big Stick Diplomacy.

[Emmit Fitzhume]

Archie had no hair, just like the Emperor had no cloths.....

[Guy Citizen]

Sorry it took me so long to get back to this conversation. To rebut Dr. Fraud, as a matter of fact i am a landlord. One of those nasty people that plague Trenton with investment money, taxes, and improvements to the housing stock, driving up the value of all the homes in Trenton. One of those terrible people that put local people to work and buy things in the local stores, like building material, that feeds what little economy there is in Trenton. And your comment about renting to "nice peolpe" is as transparent as you are economically misinformed. What you really want to say is rent to white people, you just dont have the balls to say it, even on an anonymous forum like this. Just sit back and think what you contribute to the city. Where do you invest your hard earned dollar? I invest in Trenton because i believe in Trenton, despite the ridiculous people who govern it and the morons who try to spew racist nonsense and try to pass it off as academic debate. Your good friend George told me himself that he owns several apartment buildings in the city. Is he considered one of those people who are ruining it for you? Does it matter at all to you that what he said is a complete lie, told to curry favor because he wants me to think he's my pal? Tell me, Dr. Fraud, what are you doing to make Trenton better?
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Owning rental houses is not a crime.

[TheChief]

I am wounding if the south dude could help me fine the help with my fire house in trenton
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Fire Chief 11-71

[RIVERSIDE]

Hey Guy Citizen, you're screwed up and full of sh-- on three counts.

1. The only one's throwing this racial bull crap around is you, Alex
Bethea and Kathy McBride. Pox on all your houses.
2. Your full of crap regarding buying building materials in the City of
Trenton. knew anything about the City of Trenton, you'd know that
to be an inpossibility (except for Bl;akes Hardware on the far north
side).
3. If you were a responsible landlord looking out for the long term
well-being of the city (as you claim) you wouldn,t be playing
this bull---- game on this site regarding the actions, etal. regarding
Councilm,an Muschal.

Sounds like "Guy Citizen" is one of those slumlords who has already felt the wrath of Councilman George. Hey Guy, you won't be the last. Get
over it!

[ozzi]

Only if you knew who the good Doctor was.....It would spin your head around. Keep up the good work Doctor.
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I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them.
Thomas Jefferson

[aa is for quitters]

You know where I invest my hard earned money? Right here in the house that I own and live in, which happens to be in this sh** hole of a city, TRENTON. Trenton is what it is because of jacked off people, white brown hispanic, all of them. Once people start behaving civil, things will be nice. Until other people start respecting other people, this city will remain a sh** hole.

[doctorfreud]

Guy Slumlord, nice to see you back. We know you've been busy counting your money. Or does it all just show up in your account courtesy of the Federal Government? You've revealed yourself as a sham. You aren't buying any home improvement supplies here in Trenton, because there aren't any to be had. But you don't live here so you wouldn't know that would you?

Similarly, you could care less about improving neighborhoods. You said it yourself, it's an investment. People interested the most in improving neighborhoods actually live there. Your tenants could care less about the house they rent from you. They allow it to fall into disrepair and behave in a manner that detracts from the quality of life of those of us who actually have a stake in this city. But you can't see that from where you live, can you?

What have I done to improve Trenton? Well, now that you've mentioned it not enough lately. But because you've brought it to my attention, I'm going to meet with our new Council President. And we're going to go over the tax records. We're going to identify all of the properties in the South Ward owned by absentee slumlords, such as yourself, and then we're going to swarm that area and make sure your house and everybody else who doesn't live here is in full compliance. because we want to actually improve the neighborhood, not make a fast buck, like you.

We're going to ensure that there is no litter on these properties. We're going to make sure there is no paint peeling on the stoop. We're going to ensure that all of these people who don't care enough about Trenton to put down roots here, aren't just taking advantage of our citizens. People like you who are in it for the money and nothing more.

Those outsiders who don't keep up their properties need to be cited early and often. Maybe Trenton shouldn't be a place where shady folks like you seem to be, get over as you have been for so long. And besides, we're $55 million light this coming year. We need the money. Hey, it's just going to be a cost of doing business for a guy like you. Get used to it!

I don't see eye to eye with our Council President on everything. But getting rid of parasites who don't improve our city and bleed our citizens, like you, is definitely one area we do agree. Now isn't it time for you to go collect your rent?

[Mike R.]

[Guy Citizen]

You effing morons dont even know your own city. How about broad st. hardware that just reopened. (Just 2 blocks from the palatial estate of Mr. George) But i but my material from the guy on Olden ave. and new york ave, been there for years, great prices. Maybe you effing idiots are not a smart as you think you are. As for the guy who says trenton is a shithole. I disagree with that , but we do agree on most of your other comments. If you live among effed up people, you will not enjoy the peace and tranquility at home you expect. trenton is a place for newer Americans to start off in this country, and the newer americans are far more upwardly mobile than most of the Trenton regulars. The people who complain about them are just jealous of the fact that they will move up the ladder faster. The moron who says he is invested in his house should thank investors for increasing the value of his investment. But he wont because of the blatant racist attitudes of the Trenton natives. He would rather his house be worth $30,000 and live in an all white neighborhood than allow people of color in and have his house be worth $60,000. Thats just stupid. As for the identity of Dr. fraud, why would it make my head spin? Is he Jesus? Einstein? Lebron? You must be joking.
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Owning rental houses is not a crime.

[Guy Citizen]

Dr, Fraud...i'm not impressed by your empty threats. You dont scare me with your bullsh**, not one little bit. Thats the same load of sh** that george spewed at me, and i told him where he can stuff it too. (ask to listen to the audio tape, the paranoid nutcase taps every conversation)The penalty for harassing people with nuisance summonses is far greater than any gain you could possibly make. You can look that fact uo, i sure did. But you can count on this, when george goes sniffing around some of the larger landlords and management companies for support in the next election (like he did in the last election) he will not be recieved well. And when he loses his next election and no longer has the tiny, itty bitty, amount of power he has now, where does that leave you? Just another angry fool to be swept aside by the tide of change. So Dr. Fraud, let me just say that i am not nearly as impressed with you as you are with yourself. Any time you want to threaten me and my livelyhood in person, you just let me know.
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Owning rental houses is not a crime.

[mmcgrath]

[Guy Citizen]

I apreciate your comments mmcgrath. you are right about having all rental properties as not a great thing. But having boarded up properties is the worst of all situations. Where i disagree with you is that rental owners not bringing up the values of homes. The simple economics of supply and demant always hold true. When demand for trenton homes increases, so do the values. For a little historical perspective, just look at median home prices in trenton in 1990, 2000, and 2010. the evedence is irrefutable. I am not here looking for support. I represent the investors who see trenton and a great place to invest our money. I view the large influx of Hispanics as a boon to the local economy. They are a community that by and large takes care of its own, despite the popular misconception that they are nothing but a drain on public services. They dont use police, fire and ems resources at any higher rate than any other group, they dont collect welfare, section 8, unemployment benefits, ssei, or any of the other high dollar services that are available to the entrenched population. As for school resources, they benefit themselves and their community by attending public schools, this is a good thing. There is room enough for all of us, even the ones we may not like. As for a specific reason to be critical of Gorgeous George, there is an incident that rubs me the wrong way. He harrasses my tenants that happen to live right across the street from him, not because thay are bad people, far from it, he does it because they are hispanic. He is verbally abusive to hispanic people because he calculates that they will not dare complain because of who he is and they feel powerless to fight back. He accuses them of criminal activity and claims to have pictures, but he refuses to show them to me because there are no pictures. He claimed to have recieved complaints from neighbors about loud obnoxious behavior, and called me at home to threaten and harrass me. When i went to the block to investigate, every neighbor i spoke to said my tenants were nice quiet people and that the only problem on the block was Gorgeous George. Even people who have lived there for over 40 years (and have known GG just as long) defended the character of my tenants and identified Gorgeous George as the neighborhood bully. I have no respect for him because he is a liar, bully, and thug who hides behind his badge (and wig) and is too cowardly to show the proof he says he has. And on top of it all, he is an ignorant fool. Trenton can do better than him, and in 3 1/2 years, it will.
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