The Independent Weekly, the well-done but way-left alternative newspaper in the Triangle, has a column in the current issue about an issue near and dear to the hearts of many at home in Henderson: neighborhood revitalization through code enforcement.
The columnist, Peter Eichenberger, is not for the easily offended, and the language isn’t family-friendly. But it’s worth seeing how the big city could botch the program and/or the PR for an effort little ol’ Henderson is proving has value to the entire town. The Clean Up Henderson Committee has shown that code compliance can grow from the grass roots, crossing all lines of race, class and culture on the strength of something that unites us: the desire to live in a nice, safe town.