{"id":3695,"date":"2009-04-01T01:14:43","date_gmt":"2009-04-01T05:14:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=3695"},"modified":"2020-12-03T11:44:52","modified_gmt":"2020-12-03T16:44:52","slug":"fairmount-place-and-casino","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2009\/04\/01\/fairmount-place-and-casino\/","title":{"rendered":"Fairmount Place and Casino"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/tFairmount.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Journal Gazette Editorial Writer Tracey Warner wrote a follow-up to his story in <span class=\"removed_link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.journalgazette.net\/article\/20090331\/EDIT\/303319948\/-1\/EDIT01\">yesterday&#8217;s paper<\/span> about Fairmount Place last month.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2009\/03\/15\/journal-gazettes-history-of-fairmount-place\/\">On March 15<\/a>, I reported how the city sold land it acquired as part of a $350,000 project to buy and raze homes along Fairmount Place. The city received just $8,800 for the properties. Five years after the sale, the buyer turned around and sold the land for $525,000 to the operators of Charis House.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>City officials had trouble locating a record of the 2002 sale by the city to buyer Dyle Hughes but has since dug up &#8211; from long-term storage &#8211; appraisals of the property at the time. One appraiser valued the land at $5,490; the second at $12,000, for an average of $8,745, hence the sales price of $8,800.<\/p>\n<p>When appraised, the land was most likely shown to still be in a flood plain, though a city levee project removed it from the 100-year flood plain. That removal later raised the value of the property.<\/p>\n<p>Tuck Hopkins, chairman of the Rescue Mission board that oversees Charis House, revealed in a column published Monday that the property was appraised at $430,000 when the board purchased it.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>So, the property was removed from the 100-year flood plain and increased in value by $422,000? \u00c2\u00a0Wow, that&#8217;s some return on the initial investment. \u00c2\u00a0I&#8217;d like to see that appraisal, not to mention the fact that they paid $525,000 for the property which was orginally given a $700,000 price tag. \u00c2\u00a0It still boggles the mind!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/icons\/casino.jpg\" alt=\"Clipart image taken from - https:\/\/www.freefoto.com\/\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Warner also writes about the Casino issue:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>[&#8230;] An organized effort is already in gear to oppose a Fort Wayne casino. One of the leading anti-casino voices is John Popp, a major contributor to some Republican candidates. A number of pastors have joined the effort.<\/p>\n<p>On the other side &#8211; well, who is on the other side? If there is an organized effort, it is underground.<\/p>\n<p>Mayor Tom Henry hints that he thinks the advantages of a casino outweigh the potential problems. But, well aware of the ongoing criticism stemming from Harrison Square, he wants a referendum. That doesn&#8217;t seem to be enough for the legislators, though, who are waiting for a strong voice to emerge from the city clearly backing a casino.<\/p>\n<p>Without that voice, the casino is dead in the water, at least for this session.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Related Images:<\/h3><div class=\"ngg-related-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/charis-house\/68972.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The northwest corner of the Charis House on Washington Boulevard.  This is the Charis House&#039;s current facility.  Photo taken February 8th 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='4d72785f98d95712e1083980093ddd61' data-image-id=\"55\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/charis-house\/68972.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/charis-house\/thumbs\/thumbs_68972.jpg\" data-title=\"Northwest corner of the Charis House\" data-description=\"The northwest corner of the Charis House on Washington Boulevard.  This is the Charis House&#039;s current facility.  Photo taken February 8th 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Northwest corner of the Charis House\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Northwest corner of the Charis House\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"55\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/charis-house\/thumbs\/thumbs_68972.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/charis-house\/70530.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The current playground at the Charis House facility.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='4d72785f98d95712e1083980093ddd61' data-image-id=\"125\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/charis-house\/70530.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/charis-house\/thumbs\/thumbs_70530.jpg\" data-title=\"Playground\" data-description=\"The current playground at the Charis House facility.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Playground\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Playground\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"125\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/charis-house\/thumbs\/thumbs_70530.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/charis-house\/70533.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The current deck area at the Charis House facility.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='4d72785f98d95712e1083980093ddd61' data-image-id=\"126\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/charis-house\/70533.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/charis-house\/thumbs\/thumbs_70533.jpg\" data-title=\"Deck area\" data-description=\"The current deck area at the Charis House facility.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Deck area\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Deck area\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"126\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/charis-house\/thumbs\/thumbs_70533.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/charis-house\/70535.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The current deck area at the Charis House facility.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='4d72785f98d95712e1083980093ddd61' data-image-id=\"127\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/charis-house\/70535.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/charis-house\/thumbs\/thumbs_70535.jpg\" data-title=\"Deck area\" data-description=\"The current deck area at the Charis House facility.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Deck area\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Deck area\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"127\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/charis-house\/thumbs\/thumbs_70535.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/charis-house\/70537.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The current cooking facilities at the Charis House facility.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='4d72785f98d95712e1083980093ddd61' data-image-id=\"128\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/charis-house\/70537.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/charis-house\/thumbs\/thumbs_70537.jpg\" data-title=\"Cooking facilities\" data-description=\"The current cooking facilities at the Charis House facility.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Cooking facilities\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Cooking facilities\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"128\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/charis-house\/thumbs\/thumbs_70537.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/charis-house\/70538.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The current dining area at the Charis House facility.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='4d72785f98d95712e1083980093ddd61' data-image-id=\"129\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/charis-house\/70538.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/charis-house\/thumbs\/thumbs_70538.jpg\" data-title=\"Dining area\" data-description=\"The current dining area at the Charis House facility.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Dining area\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Dining area\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"129\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/charis-house\/thumbs\/thumbs_70538.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/charis-house\/70539.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"One of the bedrooms at the current Charis House facility.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='4d72785f98d95712e1083980093ddd61' data-image-id=\"130\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/charis-house\/70539.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/charis-house\/thumbs\/thumbs_70539.jpg\" data-title=\"One of the bedrooms\" data-description=\"One of the bedrooms at the current Charis House facility.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"One of the bedrooms\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"One of the bedrooms\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"130\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/charis-house\/thumbs\/thumbs_70539.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/charis-house\/70540.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"One of the bedrooms at the current Charis House facility.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='4d72785f98d95712e1083980093ddd61' data-image-id=\"131\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/charis-house\/70540.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/charis-house\/thumbs\/thumbs_70540.jpg\" data-title=\"One of the bedrooms\" data-description=\"One of the bedrooms at the current Charis House facility.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"One of the bedrooms\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"One of the bedrooms\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"131\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/charis-house\/thumbs\/thumbs_70540.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/charis-house\/70543.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The main entrance to the current Charis House.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='4d72785f98d95712e1083980093ddd61' data-image-id=\"132\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/charis-house\/70543.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/charis-house\/thumbs\/thumbs_70543.jpg\" data-title=\"Main entrance\" data-description=\"The main entrance to the current Charis House.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Main entrance\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Main entrance\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"132\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/charis-house\/thumbs\/thumbs_70543.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/charis-house\/70545.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The current Chapel and Learning Center at the Charis House.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='4d72785f98d95712e1083980093ddd61' data-image-id=\"133\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/charis-house\/70545.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/charis-house\/thumbs\/thumbs_70545.jpg\" data-title=\"Chapel\/Learning Center\" data-description=\"The current Chapel and Learning Center at the Charis House.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Chapel\/Learning Center\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Chapel\/Learning Center\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"133\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/charis-house\/thumbs\/thumbs_70545.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/charis-house\/charis_women_turned_away.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Chart showing women turned away by the Charis House shelter because of inadequate space since 2005.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='4d72785f98d95712e1083980093ddd61' data-image-id=\"134\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/charis-house\/charis_women_turned_away.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/charis-house\/thumbs\/thumbs_charis_women_turned_away.jpg\" data-title=\"Charis House women turned away\" data-description=\"Chart showing women turned away by the Charis House shelter because of inadequate space since 2005.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Charis House women turned away\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Charis House women turned away\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"134\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/charis-house\/thumbs\/thumbs_charis_women_turned_away.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/71709.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Mayor Tom Henry announces call for 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County Councilman Paul Moss after the press conference announcing his decision to seek a referendum vote on the gaming issue.  Photo taken February 27, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='4d72785f98d95712e1083980093ddd61' data-image-id=\"200\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/71710.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_71710.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/02\/27: Mayor Tom Henry shakes hands with Allen County Councilman Paul Moss\" data-description=\"Mayor Tom Henry shakes hands with Allen County Councilman Paul Moss after the press conference announcing his decision to seek a referendum vote on the gaming issue.  Photo taken February 27, 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2009\/02\/27: Mayor Tom Henry shakes hands with Allen County Councilman Paul Moss\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2009\/02\/27: Mayor Tom Henry shakes hands with Allen County Councilman Paul Moss\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"200\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_71710.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/71712.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Fort Wayne City Council President Tom Smith makes a brief comment during the Mayor&#039;s press conference calling for referendum vote on the gaming issue.  Photo taken February 27, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='4d72785f98d95712e1083980093ddd61' data-image-id=\"201\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/71712.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_71712.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/02\/27: Fort Wayne City Council President Tom Smith\" data-description=\"Fort Wayne City Council President Tom Smith makes a brief comment during the Mayor&#039;s press conference calling for referendum vote on the gaming issue.  Photo taken February 27, 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2009\/02\/27: Fort Wayne City Council President Tom Smith\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2009\/02\/27: Fort Wayne City Council President Tom Smith\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"201\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_71712.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/71714.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"City Councilman Tim Pape makes a brief comment during the Mayor&#039;s press conference calling for referendum vote on the gaming issue.  Photo taken February 27, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='4d72785f98d95712e1083980093ddd61' data-image-id=\"202\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/71714.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_71714.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/02\/27: Fort Wayne City Councilman Tim Pape\" data-description=\"City Councilman Tim Pape makes a brief comment during the Mayor&#039;s press conference calling for referendum vote on the gaming issue.  Photo taken February 27, 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2009\/02\/27: Fort Wayne City Councilman Tim Pape\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2009\/02\/27: Fort Wayne City Councilman Tim Pape\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"202\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_71714.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Journal Gazette Editorial Writer Tracey Warner wrote a follow-up to his story in yesterday&#8217;s paper about Fairmount Place last month. On March 15, I reported how the city sold land it acquired as part of a $350,000 project to buy and raze homes along Fairmount Place. The city received just $8,800 for the properties. 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