05-17-2010, 07:16 PM
ClassicalLib17 Wrote:The sooner we get back to our industrial roots, the sooner we will see positive change on the east side of our community. Our downtown is a no go. Take a good look at the layout. If there was any possibility for sustainable business, it would be full by now. We couldn't get anything going during boom times, what makes any of you think another new Mainstreet Director will possess a magic wand? Waukegan's demographics are not favorable for the kind of business that you people envision. Wake up and smell the coffee( or the smelling salts.) The majority of Waukegan residents are exposed to the constant booming rap, or mexican music, loud cars, and the perpetual litter that dirties up our fragile neighborhoods, and until we can restore respect, and law and order to our community, we are going to continue spinning our wheels( and wasting precious tax dollars.) Come on folks, let's roll up our sleeves and demand results from our city council. Maybe if we demanded that the city release all crime statistics to the local newspaper, we could possibly generate a well of community support for stepped up law enforcement efforts. If not, I will give Ms. Ricker about a year of longevity. If I it turns out I am wrong, I will apologize. I don't plan on losing any sleep over my prognostication.
Well ClassLib,
Many tried to achieve all that you suggest here ... it was called the Taskforce On Waukegan Neighborhoods (TOWN).
It was a valiant effort, much good came of it, yet Waukegan still has a myriad of serious issues.
There is certainly no "quick fix" to all of this, whether it be in our neighborhoods or on Wkgn's Main Street.
Still, Ms. Ricker appears to have a cartful of exceptional ideas, vast energy and fresh vision .. so I think we should be greatly encouraged by this.
For I still believe that "YES WE CAN!"
-- WT Reader