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Monday, March 24, 2008
WHATS WRONG WITH ANNAPOLIS!
I would love to hear what Annapolis City residents would like to see addressed by our present administration.
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Here's whats wrong with Annapolis: 1. Public Housing 2. Crime 3. Mayor Moyer
#1 and 2 are a result of #3. So I would put Her Majesty Moyer #1. I call her "Her Majesty' because she only seems to be involved when there is a ceremony or something. It's too bad we couldn't have Queen Moyer, and a real mayor.
I agree that there are many things wrong with Annapolis. The idea is not to summarize with bullet points, but to elaborate so the city population can get real information and possibly have some avenue to fix it. Public Housing is definitely a problem, but is it the amount of it or the way it is allowed to become unpoliced and saturated with crime? Points 1 and 2 are so linked that they must be addressed together. I would love to hear any real stories anyone has about our crime or public housing in Annapolis.
Unfortunately, underlying all of the above lies the Capital Newspaper. For better or worse, whether people realize the bias that exists with the publication or not, it is in fact where most Annapolitans get their local news. It's long-standing habit (which is only worse since it was sold) of failing to report on issues and facts which reflect negatively on democrats as individuals or a group, or on liberal causes in general does an incredible disservice to the community. People look around town and see problems and then go to the Capital to get information on what it is that they see. That information is usually either faulty or just not there.
An avenue such as this is integral to any effort to get around this veritable propagnda wing of the democratic party that is currenly providing information to the public. The question then is how to expand the audience. Of that, I am not sure.
Regarding the above bullets, public housing simply needs fundamental change. Rather than a long-term residence option, it needs to be a bridge to provide an opportunity for class mobility. Limiting the length of time which an individual can live there (exceptions possible for families with children so as to not upset their educational process), requiring existing ties to the community (residence in the area prior to entering public housing, family in the area, etc), and a requirement for some kind of service from somebody in the residence to better the public housing community be it through grounds maintenance, mentoring, or something else are all things that can be considered. For crime, if you clean up public housing, most of the property and violent crime will go away. From there, you are on to nuisance crimes, which can be addressed with a simple zero-tolerance policy. Finally, Moyer is also gone, hopefully to be replaced by Chris Fox.
My name is Andrew Fox. I am co-owner of the Sly Fox Pub on Church Circle. I created this blog in order to address any concerns people have with Annapolis. It is difficult to get your opinions across in Annapolis due to the limited public involvement in governmental affairs. This blog will allow users to post their concerns and hopefully develop relationships with people who want to see the same things accomplished.
4 comments:
Here's whats wrong with Annapolis:
1. Public Housing
2. Crime
3. Mayor Moyer
#1 and 2 are a result of #3. So I would put Her Majesty Moyer #1. I call her "Her Majesty' because she only seems to be involved when there is a ceremony or something. It's too bad we couldn't have Queen Moyer, and a real mayor.
I agree that there are many things wrong with Annapolis. The idea is not to summarize with bullet points, but to elaborate so the city population can get real information and possibly have some avenue to fix it. Public Housing is definitely a problem, but is it the amount of it or the way it is allowed to become unpoliced and saturated with crime? Points 1 and 2 are so linked that they must be addressed together. I would love to hear any real stories anyone has about our crime or public housing in Annapolis.
Unfortunately, underlying all of the above lies the Capital Newspaper. For better or worse, whether people realize the bias that exists with the publication or not, it is in fact where most Annapolitans get their local news. It's long-standing habit (which is only worse since it was sold) of failing to report on issues and facts which reflect negatively on democrats as individuals or a group, or on liberal causes in general does an incredible disservice to the community. People look around town and see problems and then go to the Capital to get information on what it is that they see. That information is usually either faulty or just not there.
An avenue such as this is integral to any effort to get around this veritable propagnda wing of the democratic party that is currenly providing information to the public. The question then is how to expand the audience. Of that, I am not sure.
Regarding the above bullets, public housing simply needs fundamental change. Rather than a long-term residence option, it needs to be a bridge to provide an opportunity for class mobility. Limiting the length of time which an individual can live there (exceptions possible for families with children so as to not upset their educational process), requiring existing ties to the community (residence in the area prior to entering public housing, family in the area, etc), and a requirement for some kind of service from somebody in the residence to better the public housing community be it through grounds maintenance, mentoring, or something else are all things that can be considered. For crime, if you clean up public housing, most of the property and violent crime will go away. From there, you are on to nuisance crimes, which can be addressed with a simple zero-tolerance policy. Finally, Moyer is also gone, hopefully to be replaced by Chris Fox.
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