tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137939805986993877.post8226883237647579126..comments2023-04-10T04:28:53.995-05:00Comments on Gregory Stanford: The suburbs are killing Detroit - and themselvesGregory Stanfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04070893389398189225noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137939805986993877.post-63507401838563981542010-10-14T10:13:34.819-05:002010-10-14T10:13:34.819-05:00For years Detroit has lacked dedicated and compete...For years Detroit has lacked dedicated and competent leadership. Even before Kilpatrick, Archer was only looking out for his political interest and caved into the demands of the suburbs. I believe Bing is genuinely passionate but I think lacks know-how to a very complex city structure and politics, "YES POLITICS". The city government is bloated and riddle with incompetence, with an every man for himself mentality. Detroit can easily see its way back even in the mist of this bad economy. You ask how? Kilpatrick had the right ideals but he went power mad and got corrupted, but you must invest in the neighborhoods and make them 1. beautiful 2. safe 3. affordable 4. quality education. This is the foundation you build on and people and industry will rush back to the city. To this you must also strip top heavy, unnecessary personal and salaries like deputy major (150K plus), all of the school board and city council and the perks. Spend this money on police and parks and renovations. There accomplishment has been nil at best. Reduce crime like Baltimore and setup camera's everywhere or at least in your hottest area's, it will increase efficiency and reduce labor cost, honest people will have no problem with this. The main objective is, people want to feel safe. I could go on but I'm already at risk of being to arrogant. Greg thanks, you have away of bringing out the passion in me, by keying in on relevant subjects that affects us the most. Keep up the good work.<br /><br />RicRic Green,noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137939805986993877.post-63940631712522384732010-10-05T08:48:22.518-05:002010-10-05T08:48:22.518-05:00Greg, enjoyed your insights on Detroit. Milwaukee...Greg, enjoyed your insights on Detroit. Milwaukee would do well to look at what works there as it struggles with what seems to be ever-widening poverty and inequality. A recent Time magazine article profiled mothers in wealthy Detroit suburbs like Grosse Point. They've formed support groups to help them deal with layoffs, saving money on food and clothes--issues that had previously been totally foreign territory to them.stuart carlsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137939805986993877.post-12693924188493895252010-10-03T19:48:24.408-05:002010-10-03T19:48:24.408-05:00I agree with the residency requirement. I believe...I agree with the residency requirement. I believe they tried to rescind the requirement here in Milwaukee. Didn't happen. We (black folk) who live here in the City of Milwaukee know that most (white) folks who work for the City of Milwaukee and Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) keep a City of Milwaukee address, but actually live in the suburbs. I actually had a coworker whose daughter could not find a teaching job in the suburbs where she really wanted to work (due to budget cuts), so she used a friend's address in Milwaukee and got a job with MPS all the while really living outside of Milwaukee in the suburb of Franklin. This woman definitely "did not" want to work with children of color,but because she could not find work elsewhere, she went to the school district that had job available. Maybe that is what's wrong with MPS!debrainmkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14748758050701802764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137939805986993877.post-64870056373313706812010-10-02T10:16:50.044-05:002010-10-02T10:16:50.044-05:00Great article-being an ex-Flintite,would love to s...Great article-being an ex-Flintite,would love to see Detroit as well as Michigan bounce back in a big way!dochickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15355440293736945360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137939805986993877.post-37227374621641471562010-09-29T11:01:08.227-05:002010-09-29T11:01:08.227-05:00I was just having a conversation about requiring e...I was just having a conversation about requiring employees to live where they serve. I think it should be a requirement everywhere (not just cities). If you are going to teach in a community, you should live there. If you are going to protect a community, you should live there. If you are going be part of a community, you should live there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137939805986993877.post-55820369182367907012010-09-27T20:51:43.827-05:002010-09-27T20:51:43.827-05:00Detroit certainly has a lot of work ahead if it is...Detroit certainly has a lot of work ahead if it is to reinvent itself. Odds are against it, but stranger things have happened.<br /><br />The problem of fragmented suburban governments is an issue in and of itself, as they often don't work together with each other, let alone with the central city and its poor.<br /><br />Walling off poverty and instability so we won't have to deal with it seems to be part of American culture right now. Let's wise up and get back to all people being created equal and endowed with inalienable rights. Surely the right to a governmental system that can work to heal itself is one of those unspoken rights.usefulcommunitydevelopmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05225330309257272175noreply@blogger.com