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David Smith raises interesting point about rush to tear down An alternate viewpoint on the cleanup effort. And a CM take on the subject. Most of us have the same aims. Some of us believe that setting an example does more than By Ed Waggener David Smith was prompted by a letter on CM about what the writer perceived as a need to tear down the old Parson house near the Col. Wolford Monument in the edge of the Columbia Cemetery, and responded, "I would just like to add that one man's eyesore is another man's memory lane. Growing up in the area of the house . . . I have many memories of walking past and the old gentleman setting out on the front porch."He continued, saying that there are real eyesores with real environmental problems in Columbia, which also pollute as well. It may be time to tear down a limited number of structures. But I hope the effort will be extremely limited, and so agree with David Smith, even on the Parson house. It may be that it will need to be torn down. But that old house is, in maybe an odd way, a reminder of all that was wonderful - maybe more wonderful then than now - on the Fairground Street/Campbellsville intersection. I, too, want to enjoy it as long as I can. Our hope is that the city will use the new nuisance law on a very limited basis, if at all, and then benignly forgetting it. Have it on the shelf to bring out when needed. The city may do the most for beautification by beautifying its own property - and watching the market place and the emulation factor work its magic on the private areas. That, we believe, would be a practical implementation of the stated goals. A great start would be to put the city actually coming through to create a parklike atmosphere in the green space on Adams Alley. And then move on spruce up its property on Tutt Street, and soften the harsh areas at the municipal parking lots. Leadership by example has created followerships so well at Lindsey Wilson and in the Adair County School District. It could work in the City and County as well. It would be better, we think, to change the Code Enforcement position into a Code Assistance one - with the city guy helping renovation efforts, not enforcing rules; let the person in that position help landowners meet state codes; be their ally, not an adversary. Maybe the best thing for the city to do is get out of the way, but do the job they need to do providing sidewalks, safe streets, benches, water fountains and a bit of peace. Maybe that would do the most to achieve a better looking community - one which, I believe, despite some problems, is still a mighty pretty place to live. - Ed Waggener This story was posted on 2013-07-21 06:40:37
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