Tulip Alley Worse Than Ever

Poplar Lawn and its many problems continue to suffer the neglect and indifference of the city. Aside from the issues addressed below, and the fact that most of Petersburg has other hotspots of drugs, group homes, slumlords, and calculated indifference, Tulip Alley is in our district, our neighborhood, and continues to be a sore on the face of all surrounding streets. Tons of money have gone into the restorations of Marshall Street and Jefferson Street, with tons of increased taxes going into the city's ungrateful coffers. So why do we have to endure the nonstop drug trafficking, late night drug pickups, drunks and lowlife that frequent the alley? Perhaps the owner of the Tulip Alley firetraps, who lives at Tulip and Jefferson could tell us? When was the last time these rat holes were inspected? How many people "live" there, and why do they have company all hours of the night and day? Must we resort to vigilantism in order to get anything done about this?
—J.A.