DeSalvatore and Landlords

In today's Sentinel is a story today about Rev. Mayo's Wednesday afternoon/evening program in the Elm Street neighborhood. You may have read about the program a few weeks ago in the Fitchburg Pride. It was part of a front-page story on the Elm Street neighborhood by stud reporter Karen Mann.

One thing we didn't have in our story was the following:

Ward 4 Councilor Ted DeSalvatore, whose ward includes the Elm Street area,
said the city also needs to be stricter with careless landlords who let their
buildings deteriorate and deter responsible tenants from moving in.
"It's
only a policing problem when it gets out of control. Until then, it's a
managerial problem," DeSalvatore said this week. "The owners of the buildings
must be made responsible for what they do."

So, wouldn't some of that have come from Dean Tran's landlord petition, which DeSalvatore sponsored, but then didn't? It's interesting that after the hub-bub of a few weeks ago, DeSalvatore would be calling for the responsibility Tran petition provided. Does this mean DeSalvatore is back on board? He was until a few weeks ago? Can he be brought back? Or is he just calling for something that he has no real desire to pursue at this point? So many questions on a Sunday morning.