As someone who lived in Waite Park and Camden and now lives in Blaine, I can speak on this from my perspective.
I love where I live. It's a great neighborhood with great neighbors, good schools and, yes, we have a .5 acre lot. My bride loves to tinker in the yard and she has lots of room to try different things. We didn't leave to find anything other than a bigger house. My wife and I owned a 1 bedroom, 1 bath house in Camden, right across the street from Henry High School. We had two nephews come to live with us. We needed more space. While my father and my wife's father both grew up with thirteen kids in two bedroom houses, I prefer not to have to cram us all into a small house. I would have loved to find a house that would have provided for us, as I'm still a NE'er in my heart, you know. But the housing was more... appropriate for us in Blaine - more house for the money, with the big yard to boot. Don't like the commute, but I don't expect the state to build more roads to facilitate a quicker commute for me. Unlike may elected officials, I believe in personal responsibility, and my commute is my responsibility. As for when we lived in Waite Park and Camden - great neighborhoods with great neighbors. When I went to school (Lowry, NE Jr. High, and Edison), I thought they were great. Well, except for Jr. High. Who liked Jr. High? Bruce Anderson Blaine - formerly of Waite Park & Camden. Ron Leurquin said... I am quite curious if my neighbors that moved really found what they thought they would find by moving since most admitted the neighborhood was nice and they regretted moving but felt a 'need' to do so for the kids. TEMPORARY REMINDER: 1. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. 2. If you don't like what's being discussed here, don't complain - change the subject (Mpls-specific, of course.) ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
