Picketers Take Aim at BOA, HUD
Picketers at Prescott House blame Department of Housing and Urban Development Authority, Bank of America for decrepit state of historic home.
Picketers protested the demise of an historic home in Old Town Saturday with brightly-colored signs encouraging the mayor to "vote no" to demolishing the house and blaming Bank of America and the Department of Housing and Urban Development Authority for the decrepit state of the home. Their signs read: "HUD is responsible for this" and "Bank of America is responsible for this." Hugh Ickrath lives two houses down from 9300 Prescott Ave. and says his attempt is to get in contact with someone at Bank of America regarding the home. The home's owner, who does not live in the home, holds a reverse mortgage through Bank of America and a government-backed HUD program. It is the job of the bank to protect and maintain the security interest of the …
Kimberly V. Davis
11:00 am on Saturday, April 14, 2012
It's not just about the house and its value - this corner is a key "gateway" to historic Manassas - it's about urban design. Losing that house on that lot would have a terrible impact in that entrance to the old city. more ›