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Author    Post   squash F L I N T O I D http://money.cnn.com/2008/04/08/real_estate/radical_city_plan/index.htm?cnn=yes Never realized how much Youngstown and Flint had in common. Plants closing. Abandoned homes. The kicker is the blimp factory. I'll take Autoworld over a blimp factory any day. Last edited by squash on Mon Apr 14, 2008 12:36 pm; edited 1 time in total Mon Apr 14, 2008 10:24 am  Adam Ford F L I N T O I D There is a key difference between Flint and Youngstown. "Under the initiative, dubbed Plan 2010, city officials are also monitoring thinly-populated blocks. When only one or two occupied homes remain, the city offers incentives - up to $50,000 in grants - for those home owners to move, so that the entire area can be razed. The city will save by cutting back on services like garbage pick-ups and street lighting in deserted areas." Flint has no plan. Mon Apr 14, 2008 12:23 pm  squash F L I N T O I D I have to think that it would be more efficient to raze entire city blocks instead of demolishing individual homes. Imagine large swaths of open land in Flint.How much easier would it be to police these areas? How much $ could be saved by not having to plow and maintain so many streets, sewer and water lines? Then... if we are ever primed for an economic turnaround we have plenty of open space to develop business, shopping, entertainment etc. In the meantime, plenty of trees to hug. Mon Apr 14, 2008 12:32 pm  twotap F L I N T O I D I thought this thread was gonna be about what happens everytime I jump in our pool. Mon Apr 14, 2008 2:53 pm  squash F L I N T O I D Somehow I knew that you would have something to say about the title of this thread. Now let's hear your best Dick Cheney jokes. Mon Apr 14, 2008 3:19 pm    Display posts from previous:   All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First

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