bt, I'm aware of the "scattering like roaches" effect, that's why my plan calls for two additional cop cars (at least) for the Hill neighborhood. That leaves all the rest of the police with more time to concentrate on the other areas that have gone bad. It's a little (a lot) late, but something has to be done.
Basically, we've been invaded by downstate. It is time we mounted a defense.
What would really help would be for McCheese to quit wasting money on these horrible projects. Lower the taxes. People want a low -priced, fairly taxed house on a nice street. Decent families moving in would hold the line against creeping societal collapse. I would not have believed that anyone would still want to move here, but I've met the actual people. And they want the "housing stock" the way it is. That couple who were in the paper, from Baker Avenue, remember them? That was an old house they were in. They had it in beautiful shape. That's how you fight blight. You don't give money to a developer to destroy classic architecture in favor of some tacky high-rise that doesn't belong. What is the point of high-rise in a small city, anyway? And then they will insist the neighborhoods are too 'dense' and need 'thinning out'. Which is it?
Basically, Schenectady dollars in taxes need to be spent for direct benefit of all Schenectady residents, equally. Shocking, but that's the purpose of paying taxes. They aren't tribute to the King and ruling classes. |
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