Hammond Renaissance? Tom McDermott Jr's Standards

justcallmetommy · **Joined:** Thu May 01, 2008 8:25 pm **Posts:** 5662

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Just priceless Tom, priceless. I don't think these are on your list Tom.

justcallmetommy · **Joined:** Thu May 01, 2008 8:25 pm **Posts:** 5662

a two for one pic

your seeing more and more graffiti,

A new used car parking lot?

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justcallmetommy · **Joined:** Thu May 01, 2008 8:25 pm **Posts:** 5662

Seems like more and more gang graffiti in Hammond. Tom just might be leaving town. :lol:

How long has this car sat unplated in the back yard? The porch on the left looks like
it might be in need of some work.... Right Coach?

This rental looks like the steps are going to break, but then it is one of tom's friends.

Another rental with holes in the roof?

Whatzup Councilman, had this graffitti been found on one of the 79 dumpsters you rented using $32,000 of the taxpayers money, the week before the election, I am sure you'd have it removed immediately.
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Tiger1 · **Posted:** Tue Jul 30, 2013 11:22 am

My biggest complaint is the absolutely horrible looking alleys. We keep our alley and yard neat and clean, as do a few of my neighbors, and my daughter and her family, but the rest of the people around here are PIGS !!!

sparks · **Joined:** Tue Nov 14, 2006 4:17 pm **Posts:** 3800

Tiger1 wrote:

My biggest complaint is the absolutely horrible looking alleys. We keep our alley and yard neat and clean, as do a few of my neighbors, and my daughter and her family, but the rest of the people around here are PIGS !!!

Have you thought about organizing a block party to clean up the trash? It could be placed in the alley and then call to have the city pick it up?

justcallmetommy · **Joined:** Thu May 01, 2008 8:25 pm **Posts:** 5662

sparks wrote:

Tiger1 wrote:

My biggest complaint is the absolutely horrible looking alleys. We keep our alley and yard neat and clean, as do a few of my neighbors, and my daughter and her family, but the rest of the people around here are PIGS !!!

Have you thought about organizing a block party to clean up the trash? It could be placed in the alley and then call to have the city pick it up?

The above photos are more of an indication of a lack of services, a systematic breakdown which points directly back to Mayor Thomas McDermott Jr. Why hasn't Tom's crew picked these sites up?

Even if Tiger's neighbors had block party, cleaning up the alleys, Thanks to Mayor Thomas McDermott Jr's appointment to the Hammond Common Council, Battalion Chief, Fire Arson Inspector, Top Dog Bottle Washer and overall Dikc Head, whom makes $117,000 a year sucking on the government teat, spent $32,000 renting 79 dumpsters one week before the 2011 election. These dumpsters were plastered with Opinker's yellow and black signs, oh so similar to his election signs, politicking.

Opinker's trash program in that one week before the election was so successful, not one dumpster was rented or needed by the constituents, in District 5, represented by Fire Battallion Chief, Fire Arson Inspector, Top Dog Bottle Washer Michael Opinker, that in all of 2012, not one dumpster was needed in the 5th district!

Yes because of Opinker's actions, some might say stealing $32,000 to get himself elected, the City Council stopped the practice of putting dumpsters in the community.

So even if they had a block party making their alleys so clean that McDermott and Opinker could eat off the alley pavement, they would have no place to put such trash other than the green trash container the city provides.

McDermott should have insisted Opinker, who makes over $107,000 a year, reimburse the city $32,000, but we all know Tom wouldn't do that. :smt002

Tiger1 · **Posted:** Wed Jul 31, 2013 8:44 am

When we have had the neighborhood clean-ups, the dumpsters have been filled repeatedly. IMO, besides the fact this stuff sits forever in the alleys until it is finally picked up by the city, people need to take personal responsibility for their properties, whether they are renters or home owners. If we, my daughter, and several neighbors can keep their properties neat and clean, there is no excuse for the rest of them. Of the properties in my neighborhood looking atrocious, NONE of them are inhabited by the disabled or elderly. They are inhabited by lazy people, and pigs.
FTR, I have helped organize, publicize, and participated in the neighborhood clean-ups for over 25 years, and so has my family.

bert68 · **Joined:** Sat Nov 18, 2006 4:33 pm **Posts:** 1672

sparks wrote:

Tiger1 wrote:

My biggest complaint is the absolutely horrible looking alleys. We keep our alley and yard neat and clean, as do a few of my neighbors, and my daughter and her family, but the rest of the people around here are PIGS !!!

Have you thought about organizing a block party to clean up the trash? It could be placed in the alley and then call to have the city pick it up?

So sparky, how many of these "block parties" need to happen before the city drops the hammer on these assholes who can't clean up after themselves? How many weekends do people with the common decency to maintain their property have to give up to clean up after pigs who don't?

sparks · **Joined:** Tue Nov 14, 2006 4:17 pm **Posts:** 3800

bert68 wrote:

sparks wrote:

Tiger1 wrote:

My biggest complaint is the absolutely horrible looking alleys. We keep our alley and yard neat and clean, as do a few of my neighbors, and my daughter and her family, but the rest of the people around here are PIGS !!!

Have you thought about organizing a block party to clean up the trash? It could be placed in the alley and then call to have the city pick it up?

So sparky, how many of these "block parties" need to happen before the city drops the hammer on these assholes who can't clean up after themselves? How many weekends do people with the common decency to maintain their property have to give up to clean up after pigs who don't?

The city tears down about 20 homes a month. The Board of Public works meetings are posted at Gohammond.com. In the minutes of the meetings, there is a list of the demo homes being put up for bid. Here is on one Pine st going down last week.

sparks · **Joined:** Tue Nov 14, 2006 4:17 pm **Posts:** 3800

Tiger1 wrote:

When we have had the neighborhood clean-ups, the dumpsters have been filled repeatedly. IMO, besides the fact this stuff sits forever in the alleys until it is finally picked up by the city, people need to take personal responsibility for their properties, whether they are renters or home owners. If we, my daughter, and several neighbors can keep their properties neat and clean, there is no excuse for the rest of them. Of the properties in my neighborhood looking atrocious, NONE of them are inhabited by the disabled or elderly. They are inhabited by lazy people, and pigs.
FTR, I have helped organize, publicize, and participated in the neighborhood clean-ups for over 25 years, and so has my family.

Once again, the self righteous indignation of Mary Ellen rears it's ugly head. The homes in your neighborhood that are not maintained are owned by out of town slumlords who who could care less about anything but getting their rent every month.

justcallmetommy · **Joined:** Thu May 01, 2008 8:25 pm **Posts:** 5662

sparks wrote:

bert68 wrote:

sparks wrote:

So sparky, how many of these "block parties" need to happen before the city drops the hammer on these assholes who can't clean up after themselves? How many weekends do people with the common decency to maintain their property have to give up to clean up after pigs who don't?

The city tears down about 20 homes a month. The Board of Public works meetings are posted at Gohammond.com. In the minutes of the meetings, there is a list of the demo homes being put up for bid. Here is on one Pine st going down last week.

Come on spickels, this place was occupied by tenants as recent as 18 months ago. Not until this post was found by jr did the city address the issue.

Now what is incomprehensible, how a family could occupy this place and it is not on the demo list.

and this is not on a demo list

[color=#800000]This particular building appears to have bowed out walls on the second floor, and not on a demo list!

and this is not on a demo list!

McDermott has been mayor for almost 12 years. The pictures in this thread were taken shortly before their posting. Fact Rich Diombala resigned from running Hammond's Code Enforcement Department, why, because McDermott pressed him to go after his political enemies.....Diombala said it on AIR while @WJED.

Maybe if Jr was doing his job during the 12 years, Hammond wouldn't look like this.

Tom and his friends just might need to hire some legal representation soon.

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xmpt · **Joined:** Tue Nov 21, 2006 7:29 am **Posts:** 989

How does anyoen know if they are on the demo list when you wont post the address. You claim to be the cause of a house being brought to the Mayors attention? You are a special kind of OCD hater. It still baffles me how a person with so much hatred would rather allow people to suffer in those conditions then do something about it. yeah yo are a special kind of wierd.

justcallmetommy · **Joined:** Thu May 01, 2008 8:25 pm **Posts:** 5662

xmpt wrote:

How does anyoen know if they are on the demo list when you wont post the address. You claim to be the cause of a house being brought to the Mayors attention? You are a special kind of OCD hater. It still baffles me how a person with so much hatred would rather allow people to suffer in those conditions then do something about it. yeah yo are a special kind of wierd.

Me, allow people to suffer.... typical politician Councilman re direct blame. McDermott is Mayor, has been mayor for 11 years, his administration have failed their task, and have been and are used as a political tool, going after his political enemies, just listen to past Diombala tapes @ WJED.

Councilman, Get off your ass and find these properties your self.... typical blame someone else....

Hate? Well Councilman, if you make $107,000 a year and use casino revenue to rent 79 dumpsters costing the taxpayers $32,000, one week before the 2011 election to get yourself re elected and your district looks like this...... it's called corruption pal.

Hammond has had over $385,000,000 of income over the 11 years, McDermott priorities as Mayor, are assuring Consultants making $90,000 a year plus $30,000 in expenses are plentiful.

Even the Federal Government has hammered the McDermott administration, Tom's ineptitude cost Hammond a suspension from participation receiving HUD Rehab funds!

Quote:

http://www.hudoig.gov/Audit_Reports/2012-CH-1009.pdf
Issue Date: August 3, 2012
Audit Report Number: 2012-CH-1009

TO: Forrest Jones, Program Center Coordinator, Office of Public Housing, 5HPH
//signed//

FROM: Kelly Anderson, Regional Inspector General for Audit, 5AGA

SUBJECT: The[color=#800000] Hammond Housing Authority, Hammond, IN, Did Not Administer Its Recovery Act Grants in Accordance With Recovery Act, HUDâ€™s, and Its Own Requirements

Enclosed are the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Office of Inspector Generalâ€™s (OIG) final results of the audit of the Hammond Housing Authorityâ€™s American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Public Housing Capital Fund stimulus formula and competitive grants.

HUD Handbook 2000.06, REV-4, sets specific timeframes for management decisions on recommended corrective actions. For each recommendation without a management decision, please respond and provide status reports in accordance with the HUD Handbook. Please furnish us copies of any correspondence or directives issued because of the audit.

The Inspector General Act, Title 5 United States Code, section 8L, requires that OIG post its publicly available reports on the OIG Web site. Accordingly, this report will be posted at http://www.hudoig.gov.

If you have any questions or comments about this report, please do not hesitate to call me at (312) 913-8684.

The sad thing is 3 years before this HUD requested Hammond to account for funds, millions were lost, intentionally washing money using pass thru accounts. The State Board of Account warned Hammond, I believe they cited Hammond two consecutive years for non compliance on this issue.

Hate no, wanting to see a criminal enterprise wind up in jail, absolutely pal, absolutely.

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Tiger1 · **Posted:** Fri Aug 02, 2013 6:57 pm

xmpt wrote:

How does anyoen know if they are on the demo list when you wont post the address. You claim to be the cause of a house being brought to the Mayors attention? You are a special kind of OCD hater. It still baffles me how a person with so much hatred would rather allow people to suffer in those conditions then do something about it. yeah yo are a special kind of wierd.

If the demo list is in the minutes of the board, I assume he could have checked them online.

sparks · **Joined:** Tue Nov 14, 2006 4:17 pm **Posts:** 3800

justcallmetommy wrote:

sparks wrote:

bert68 wrote:

So sparky, how many of these "block parties" need to happen before the city drops the hammer on these assholes who can't clean up after themselves? How many weekends do people with the common decency to maintain their property have to give up to clean up after pigs who don't?

sparks wrote:

The city tears down about 20 homes a month. The Board of Public works meetings are posted at Gohammond.com. In the minutes of the meetings, there is a list of the demo homes being put up for bid. Here is on one Pine st going down last week.

Come on spickels, this place was occupied by tenants as recent as 18 months ago. Not until this post was found by jr did the city address the issue.

Now what is incomprehensible, how a family could occupy this place and it is not on the demo list.

and this is not on a demo list

[color=#800000]This particular building appears to have bowed out walls on the second floor, and not on a demo list!

and this is not on a demo list!

McDermott has been mayor for almost 12 years. The pictures in this thread were taken shortly before their posting. Fact Rich Diombala resigned from running Hammond's Code Enforcement Department, why, because McDermott pressed him to go after his political enemies.....Diombala said it on AIR while @WJED.

Maybe if Jr was doing his job during the 12 years, Hammond wouldn't look like this.

Tom and his friends just might need to hire some legal representation soon.

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The process to demo a derelict house is lengthy and expensive. The city has to document that the property presents a public safety hazard. Once that happens,
a judge has to approve a court order to enter the home and assess how much it will cost to repair the property. If the repairs exceed 50% of the appraised value of the property,then the demo process moves forward. At every step of the process, the property owners can contest the findings or have their attorneys
ask for continuances.There are several attorneys who specialize in representing owners of derelict properties. Their names appear in the minutes for the BOPW hearings every month. They are probably friends of JCMT, which is why he will never print their names on the boards.However, other posters who actually care about Hammond may choose to publicize the names of these attorneys, who are on the same level as ambulance chasers. Frequently, once the property is put out for bid to demolish, "new" owners appear out of nowhere, claiming they just bought the house and didn't know it was on the demo list. In the meantime, people like Mary Ellen who are honest and pay their taxes have to live next to these dumps.

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