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Michigan Avenue, knaw mean?

The problem with 'resurrecting' Wick Park is that for it to be perceived as "safe" they'll have to build a fence around it with guards at the gates. That's the 800 lb gorilla in the room that nobody wants to acknowledge. Not only are there the usual thugs in the immediate area, there are plenty of people who should be institutionalized, but thanks to the liberals, they now live in "halfway houses" and roam the streets and parks all day. There are several of these houses very near Wick Park. Yeah, yeah, they got rights, too. But you know what? I pay taxes and they don't. So why are their rights more important than mine?

but thanks to the liberals, they now live in "halfway houses" and roam the streets and parks all day.

Mental Hospitals were closed down under the reagan administration they wanted those people to be in half way house collecting SSI.

Agree that halfway houses should never have been located in that area, however, the two problematic ones were closed this summer and it's made a big difference. This, in conjunction with the area now being under the Weed and Seed program, is seeing a slow fade in the questionable element. New landlords are beginning to rent more responsibly and home developers are actually constructing homes just east of the Park on Baldwin. The largest problem - as the article points out - is that the houses that align the park are enormous making them difficult to sell to average families or singles. However, a project like Wick Park will help to get the area proper community exposure regarding revitalization. With Youngstown 2010 helping to invest and market, it should prove effective. One could cite a thousand examples in other cities but, bottom-line, this is how neighborhoods are reclaimed/revitalized in urban centers, generally speaking.

This could become Youngstown's mini Central Park. It was great once and due to its proximity to many positives (YSU, Fifth Avenue, churches, Stambaugh Auditorium, the Presbyterian Home, St. Elizibeth campus, medical offices, etc.) it can become an important community asset once again.

anonymous Wrote:
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> This could become Youngstown's mini Central Park.
> It was great once and due to its proximity to many
> positives (YSU, Fifth Avenue, churches, Stambaugh
> Auditorium, the Presbyterian Home, St. Elizibeth
> campus, medical offices, etc.) it can become an
> important community asset once again.


Just remember your flack jacket.