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The idea was to shut down entire streets and bulldoze abandoned properties so the city could discontinue services such as police patrols and street lighting, according to a CNN report.
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Sounds like a good time for the city to reevaluate its previous planning, produce a more realistic and relevant development plan, and consolidate its viable communities to ensure longevity while taking the opportunity to create those ever popular 'green zones' in aeas which are no longer of use to a community.
The article does not sound so dire to me - but I have spent many months living and teaching in some of the least desirable environments/communities this planet can offer and may have a jaundiced point-of-view when it comes to such things.
I think I'll just leave my 12 gauge in the closet a while longer.
Richard's tin foil wrapped $.02
