Two people recently interviewed for this story handle the issues in their
neighborhood a bit differently.
Jeff Snyder is frustrated with what he believes is a lack of response from
police to deal with drug dealers in his neighborhood. So he painted his
frustration in large letters on a sign aimed at "crack dealers" in his
front window. He added another sign about a gang later.
His next door neighbor, Peggy Brett, doesn't like his signs and thinks
he's bringing down property values. She's retaliated by adding flowers
to the greenery that adorns the railing on her front stoop. She says she
wouldn't know a drug deal if she saw one.
What would you do? Is it better to beautify your own property or to draw
attention to a not-so-pretty problem?
I just thought it was an interesting contrast. How do you handle problems and
issues in your neighborhoods?
neighborhood a bit differently.
Jeff Snyder is frustrated with what he believes is a lack of response from
police to deal with drug dealers in his neighborhood. So he painted his
frustration in large letters on a sign aimed at "crack dealers" in his
front window. He added another sign about a gang later.
His next door neighbor, Peggy Brett, doesn't like his signs and thinks
he's bringing down property values. She's retaliated by adding flowers
to the greenery that adorns the railing on her front stoop. She says she
wouldn't know a drug deal if she saw one.
What would you do? Is it better to beautify your own property or to draw
attention to a not-so-pretty problem?
I just thought it was an interesting contrast. How do you handle problems and
issues in your neighborhoods?
It is best to deal with problems responsibly. You certainly don't want to ignore the problems but you shouldn't want to draw such attention to yourself. I like what the neighbor did. A little bit can go a long way...