Apparently, Diane has been to Houston and did not care much for it. I have not been to Houston so I cannot personally comment on the atrocious conditions she has described.
However, I must wonder, and maybe someone can provide some more detailed information, as to how the area is able to attract and retain so many people to live in such an appalling environment. The U.S. Census bureau counted a population of 1,630,553 within Houston proper in its 1990 census. Are these people being held captive? Is there no avenue for them to tell there government that they need restrictive land use policies to better their lives? Perhaps they choose to stay there because the cost of living (including housing) is cheaper? Paul Lambie Lowry Hill Diane Wiley wrote: This is the problem with people not knowing history or having traveled much -- go to Houston -- I think the operative part is "great for business" -- tell me if you want to live in a sprawling, polluted, no social services, polluted, freeway dominated [yes, even more than here], crime ridden, polluted city. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - online filing with TurboTax http://taxes.yahoo.com/ _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
