Bravo, except that a large percentage of these people -inner city-
are 'new in town', -transient-lots of them are well intentioned, -Curt
Carlson and millions of others through decades, including myself have been
this route and made good- most of them are well intentioned but they don't
really know the city.
Lots of people who live in Whittier are unaware of Whittier and
uninterested, -let alone of 'downtown'. They have other interests and
concerns such as getting an occupation, making a living. And then some of
them are drug dealers and such and they too, have no interest in local long
term planning. Most people have no interest in getting access to the public
trough, they just would like to get promoted at their job at
Target, -typically.
People in neighborhoods should of course have access and something to
say and they can be helpful and in some instances they can lead the way, but
the 'future of the neighborhood' just thrown in the laps of the residents
isn't always going to result in a lot. The planning and long term vision
thing is a necessity.
James Jacobsen // Whittier
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