It's crazy to think what's going on here in our city this week...
We have another fatal police shooting, 11 for the year.
We also have the Casino business with town councils meeting the governor to talk about relocating the casinos, though, with the casino security, it may actually reduce crime, who knows?
And, back to crime, sort of... two sisters were evicted because their house apparently did not meet safety standards, but one must ask, with the murder rate moving like a Ferrari with no brakes, can we, or they, really afford to worry about a family's house? Especially since the only reason the residents claim the repairs were not done was because they couldn't find a legitimate contractor to do the work.
Meanwhile, the Teachers turned down a multi-million dollar merit pay program, but there are certainly justifications as to why, but for that one must read the article...
Comments (1)
The neighborhoods closest to where the casinos are planned to be built are not high-crime areas. If anything, bringing casinos there will undermine the sort of neighborhoods this city should be striving to have more off: relatively low-crime, attracting new businesses, growing with an influx of new residents.
Posted by Roman | August 6, 2007 3:36 PM