About ten to fifteen protesters cleaned a dilapidating, foreclosed property on Clinton St. Monday morning, and then delivered the ten bags of trash they collected to the Malden Center branch of Bank of America.
Activists associated with Mass Uniting accused the bank, who owns the property on 56 Clinton St., of failing to maintain a number of properties throughout the city and commonwealth.
They said they hoped the symbolism of returning the trash to the bank would send a message to bank executives about the impact neglected foreclosures can have on a community.
Locals speak out:
“I'm a homeowner in Malden, I pay property taxes here,” Gus Cook said. “I live on a street where there are houses that, for a period of time, were abandoned, (have) a lot of overgrowth and trash build-up, and it tends to affect the curb appeal of the properties around them. Properties that are next to yours are going to affect your property value.”
“It's very sad,” Lisa Hines, an Everett-based community activist with the group said. “The family's belongings were still in the home.”
Full Story Here: http://malden.patch.com/articles/protesters-accuse-bank-of-neglecting-malden-properties-bb52babe
Activists associated with Mass Uniting accused the bank, who owns the property on 56 Clinton St., of failing to maintain a number of properties throughout the city and commonwealth.
They said they hoped the symbolism of returning the trash to the bank would send a message to bank executives about the impact neglected foreclosures can have on a community.
Locals speak out:
“I'm a homeowner in Malden, I pay property taxes here,” Gus Cook said. “I live on a street where there are houses that, for a period of time, were abandoned, (have) a lot of overgrowth and trash build-up, and it tends to affect the curb appeal of the properties around them. Properties that are next to yours are going to affect your property value.”
“It's very sad,” Lisa Hines, an Everett-based community activist with the group said. “The family's belongings were still in the home.”
Full Story Here: http://malden.patch.com/articles/protesters-accuse-bank-of-neglecting-malden-properties-bb52babe
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