Is anyone else sick and tired of living in a community of boarded-up windows? Are our windows and buildings such a low priority?
I have over $25,000 worth of broken windows at the Everett Museum of History across the street from the police station! Two more broken last weekend. When I call the police, I’m politely told that “malicious mischief” can be filed online. Yes, I know the city has murderers and drug offenders to deal with but if you’d throw them in jail, there would be fewer of them on the streets. These are criminals and they are laughing at us.
Someone on the sidewalk told me that I had an empty building so I should expect it or just sell the building. The Subway isn’t empty and its windows are boarded up. The Police Department’s windows were broken but they can afford to fix them and without the insurance company canceling them. There are broken windows all over town. Should all businesses just sell out and leave town?
We have weathered the covid mess. It set us back a few years from completing the museum but we’ll get it done. I’m just not sure we can withstand the apathy. I want to see a plan.
Barbara E. George
Everett Museum of History executive director
Everett
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