tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post2256298955950271525..comments2024-03-19T01:55:36.211-05:00Comments on Jackson Jambalaya: State Senator: Oxford House applicants made "material misrepresentations". Kingfishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06184990110961727404noreply@blogger.comBlogger97125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-73242604402685595792015-05-15T20:40:18.644-05:002015-05-15T20:40:18.644-05:00OK, pool is closed. I just got this comment, and ...OK, pool is closed. I just got this comment, and its not the first one in this thread cussing me out either. I've got better things to do tonight than let several five year olds go back and forth and then start cussing me out when they can't get their way. <br /><br />"FUCK YOU xxx for the absolutely legit comments you aren't allowing."<br /><br />To you who wrote that: Go fuck your own damn self. Good night. Kingfishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06184990110961727404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-80291329158732008192015-05-15T20:36:54.350-05:002015-05-15T20:36:54.350-05:00Okay, all you who are so worked up over whether th...Okay, all you who are so worked up over whether there was a lie about how many bedrooms on the application, does it bother you at all that Longwitz lied about "many" of the residents being sex offenders when there hasn't been a single one? Leave these guys alone and let them get on with their lives.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-1883648944666378872015-05-15T19:04:57.021-05:002015-05-15T19:04:57.021-05:004:48,
The two entrances are:
(1)a door/not just a...4:48,<br />The two entrances are: <br />(1)a door/not just a doorway, and (2)a window.<br /><br />A window is considered an emergency entrance/exit--such as in case of a fire. it must open (no solid plate glass window) to the outside/not another room and it must be large enough for a person to get through. <br /><br />I hope this more clearly explains the 'two entrances' requirement. <br /><br />I firmly believe that whomever wrote "5" bedrooms on the loan application for the OH East Northside house intentionally gave false information. Also of importance in this matter is that whomever gave approval for this loan did not do due diligence verifying given information. Not good. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-27370475401499595802015-05-15T18:49:18.666-05:002015-05-15T18:49:18.666-05:00So it's small. These guys need extra roommates...So it's small. These guys need extra roommates to have more money for expenses after the rent is paid, and it's easier to stay sober when five other guys are watching over you. If you snobs are really worried about your safety and property values, show even a sliver of evidence that one of the other Mississippi Oxford Houses has caused any safety or property value problems. The real problem is that a few people are pissed off at an arrogant couple who ran this in on them without asking permission first, and an even more arrogant corporate guy who doesn't give a rat's ass how they feel about it. I feel for you, but if arrogance was against the law your Senator would have been put away a long time ago.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-41730802057788488382015-05-15T18:44:27.658-05:002015-05-15T18:44:27.658-05:00@ 5:32....that's only a year and a half.@ 5:32....that's only a year and a half. Time Will Tellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-34830321732310830302015-05-15T18:38:49.260-05:002015-05-15T18:38:49.260-05:005:06
I appreciate your comment which is correct, e...5:06<br />I appreciate your comment which is correct, except EVERYONE has a dog in this hunt. There are portions of Clinton, Ridgeland and Madison that allow rental housing. Wherever people are allowed to rent, and the price per sq. ft. is not too high, an OH might come to roost, backed by the special class protections of the FHA. So most everyone has, or will soon have, this issue for their families and children in R1 neighborhoods. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-14005967051929558642015-05-15T18:34:18.307-05:002015-05-15T18:34:18.307-05:00It must be raining snow balls!!It must be raining snow balls!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-10293931154562069282015-05-15T17:46:29.280-05:002015-05-15T17:46:29.280-05:00For God's sake! I am from Clinton and have no ...For God's sake! I am from Clinton and have no dog in this hunt, except to see what the house looks like, and imagining it being in MY neighborhood.<br /><br />I drove by there at 3:02 this afternoon. This house is SMALL, and if it is a 5 bedroom, then there is snow in hell. There is NO WAY this ruse was pulled off without cheating. Period. Drive by there. Look for yourself.<br /><br />Shame on the owners and SHAME on our government that would allow a LIE to hold water, if scrutinized honestly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-25709242608968392792015-05-15T17:32:01.650-05:002015-05-15T17:32:01.650-05:00First of all our rights are equal to yours no bett...First of all our rights are equal to yours no better no less. Second OH has been in Jackson since 7/2013 and neighborhoods they are in have not decreased in value. Thirdly in all this time no one has been hurt. Also I wouldn't call us the selfish ones. We are just defending ourselves from the bigotry and hate put upon us. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-90116240610676225302015-05-15T17:18:11.838-05:002015-05-15T17:18:11.838-05:004:41 - It's not like the halfway houses will r...4:41 - It's not like the halfway houses will remain secret if no one discusses it. Who buys a house without inquiring about the next door neighbors? No one. People want to know who lives next door for any number of reasons; older folks that may not want to be around kids, young families hoping for playmates for their kids, singles looking to socialize, or to make a judgment about the stability of their investment. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-70814885757530644972015-05-15T16:48:48.876-05:002015-05-15T16:48:48.876-05:008:42; That's a ridiculous definition of a bedr...8:42; That's a ridiculous definition of a bedroom. Very damned few bedrooms have two entrances. None of mine do. Come to think of it, I've never lived in a house with a bedroom having two entrances. Interior Decoratornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-7455657883772998252015-05-15T16:41:37.311-05:002015-05-15T16:41:37.311-05:00People in the neighborhood want to protect your ho...People in the neighborhood want to protect your home values? Quit telling everyone in the world that your neighborhood has gone to hell because of recovering addicts moving in down the street. Do you realize how many of these things there are in 39211? I haven't seen a drop in property value where the neighbors have kept their mouths shut. You all are your own worst enemies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-29266104395911799052015-05-15T16:36:58.596-05:002015-05-15T16:36:58.596-05:00I haven't been supportive of the way the OH ha...I haven't been supportive of the way the OH has developed in the neighborhood, or how OH itself operates in general. But - the comments made on this site by a few have almost converted me! The generalization made about the residents - with no specific knowledge - followed by the personal attacks on them when they should "dare" to post themselves makes me agree that I would rather have them as my neighbor than some of the idiots attacking them.<br /><br />(1) I live in NE Jackson<br />(2) I have never met the Stephens - had never even heard of them until this mess started<br />(3) I would prefer that any program designed for the purposes proclaimed by the fed dollars be managed in a manner that it wasn't all about the profits for the landlords and groups such as OH<br />(4) I hate grandstanding politicians<br />(5) I hate bigotry. And I have been accused of being an old, white bigot way too many times in my life by many that don't like my partisan politics and equates the two<br />(6) Having had to deal with recovering addicted family members -as have many folks in NE Jackson - I do recognize the possibilities expressed by the OH residents<br /><br />My question: Why didn't these high priced lawyers and our noble Senator get so involved when the other Oxford Houses were established in NE Jackson last year and the year before? Understand that the lawyers didn't have them next door - but one was down the street. But to the Senator - why didn't you have the same concerns for those constituents that you are now expressing during your reelection year?<br /><br />If the answer is that you didn't realize that there were other Oxford Houses in the neighborhood, doesn't that speak loudly that they aren't all bad?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-34690516271221955972015-05-15T16:10:28.371-05:002015-05-15T16:10:28.371-05:00May 15, 2015 at 3:48 PM = Pounds truckloads of san...May 15, 2015 at 3:48 PM = Pounds truckloads of sandAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-87726398534085629532015-05-15T15:48:53.451-05:002015-05-15T15:48:53.451-05:00It's revolting to see the residents get shamed...It's revolting to see the residents get shamed on this site. 2:47 and 2:49, the residents have rights under the Federal Fair Housing Act. The Supreme Court said so. Get over yourselves. You got a problem with that? Take it up with your congressmen to change the Act. Or, better yet, sell your damn house and move to another area of town. Hell, you'd improve MS if you'd take your hate filled households to another state altogether. Otherwise, keep your venom in your own shameful homes. Disgusting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-58535187910371033302015-05-15T15:43:14.252-05:002015-05-15T15:43:14.252-05:00It makes me vomit.
Get any on your shoes?<i>It makes me vomit.</i><br /><br />Get any on your shoes?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-61103508345084139802015-05-15T15:14:37.760-05:002015-05-15T15:14:37.760-05:00I completely agree. I have never seen such selfis...I completely agree. I have never seen such selfish and arrogant people in my entire life. You call yourself "good Christians", but what do you really know? This senator is nobody. He is just doing the bidding of what these rich mean and pathetic neighborhood want him to. Period. Nothing else. he doesn't care about the people in this house trying to improve their lives, believe me. Longwitz is nobody's hero. These rich so-called "neighbors" are just pushing him out for him to do what they want him to do. Of course he's aggressive. They're demanding it. It makes me vomit. At least the other elected officials have the decency to let these houses work, from what I can tell.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-67380105762998170002015-05-15T14:49:32.554-05:002015-05-15T14:49:32.554-05:001:59 - I'm glad you have been successful in yo...1:59 - I'm glad you have been successful in your recovery and no one wants those in treatment to be forced to live in an unsafe atmosphere. But its not like there are no other options. Surely, as one who has faced the demons of addiction, you can recognize the danger of relapse is very real and that many times additional serious mental illness accompanies addiction. Why are the rights of individuals who have made bad choices superior to the rights of families who have worked hard to maintain a safe and desirable neighborhood for their families? Why should my tax dollars subsidize the devaluing of my neighborhood? Is a person more or less likely to purchase my home with a group of unrelated addicted men living next door? Why is the federal gov't permitted to trample our zoning ordinance by defining independent, unsupervised, supposedly working adults as disabled? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-33798508782813462322015-05-15T14:47:17.876-05:002015-05-15T14:47:17.876-05:00Interesting how the same pervasive selfishness tha...Interesting how the same pervasive selfishness that addicts demonstrate in their actions towards others, and how their actions affect the lives of their families, friends, and community is so clearly evident in the OH response on this blog. IT IS ALL ABOUT THEM. Their attempt to get sober trumps the rights of everyone else. Their sobriety journey is more important than any local zoning laws, neighborhood concerns, risk to the single family community, or the decline in property values associated with boarding houses in single family neighborhoods. Selfish behavior is the single character trait you will find in all addicts - and drunk, high or sober the selfishness comes through when dealing with others. At the core of this problem is that fact that OH and their participants believe their personal problems are more important than the rights of their neighbors or the community.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-69978653858122051042015-05-15T13:59:11.635-05:002015-05-15T13:59:11.635-05:00That's your copout for hearing the truth. Ever...That's your copout for hearing the truth. Every single time 'people from Maryland" or "out-of-state assholes". You don't think the people living in the homes can't speak for themselves? OH does what it is supposed to do. Reentry into society. No we don't have someone standing over us telling us what to do. That's the whole point of being responsible for yourself. We want to be sober. We want to go to meeting. We want ri be drug tested. We want life. OH helps us do that. I've been in treatment. Treatment is great but when I was done I left with a bag of clothes and nothing else. Thanks to being in an OH I've got 2 jobs a car and am a voting tax paying citizen. I accomplished all this myself because I had a safe place to liveAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-51942872464382507242015-05-15T13:26:20.961-05:002015-05-15T13:26:20.961-05:00These OH posters are a bunch of out-of-state assh...These OH posters are a bunch of out-of-state assholes !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-1950476044044240962015-05-15T13:26:02.182-05:002015-05-15T13:26:02.182-05:00Is no one in NE Jax capable of independent researc...Is no one in NE Jax capable of independent research? Y'all need to see if someone can hook you up with this internet thingy. The info is out there, folks. Quit drinking the Longwitz kool aid and check the facts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-64644303952180499342015-05-15T13:24:19.870-05:002015-05-15T13:24:19.870-05:00"Fraud" is is intentionally misrepresen..."Fraud" is is intentionally misrepresenting something in order to gain something of value. You simply cannot dismiss fraud with Federal tax payer money. If you are prepared to excuse fraudulent federal loan applications, then you will excuse anything, and there is no point to your posting further. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-42915990744911943012015-05-15T11:38:00.901-05:002015-05-15T11:38:00.901-05:0010:49. You're mad, emotional and irrational. ...10:49. You're mad, emotional and irrational. You simply repeat the same banalities that others have which will absolutely get you no where. You lost the fight before it even began.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-71163396941065569582015-05-15T10:49:32.716-05:002015-05-15T10:49:32.716-05:009:58- extreme much? You are completely missing th...9:58- extreme much? You are completely missing the point. The residents aren't being attacked. Rather, it's the OH format and house selection that is being attacked. Look at their own "traditions" which provide for no supervision, no mandatory rehab or attendance at aa meetings, no drug testing (if those residents are receiving drug tests, it's not from OH or MDMH), and they are actively recruiting from jails. The northside house isn't even in compliance with OH's own guidelines. Residents' concerns are valid and are only bolstered by the defensiveness of those associated with OH. If you are neither a proponent nor a resident, then please keep your ignorance on the subject to yourself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com