Feb 1, 2021
On Saturday, we took issue with Mayor Eddie Sundquist’s continued ill-formed statements — whether intentional or not — toward past administrations.
But all was not bad in Sundquist’s State of the City address. In fact, Sundquist has put forward some interesting ideas for the coming year.
It’s good to see that Sundquist wants to take a tougher stance on absentee property owners, for example. We have been critical of prior efforts by the City Council and past administrations on rental registrations and rental inspections. Sundquist is right in wanting to hold poor landlords more responsible while finding a way to incentivize involved landlords who work to keep their properties up to date. We hope his efforts pay bigger dividends than past efforts.