On Thursday, June 24, 2004, at 06:33 AM, Victoria Heller wrote:
Can anyone else see a trend here? Have you noticed all of the "for sale"
and "for rent" signs around town?
To solve your financial mess, you'll need to reverse this trend. Perhaps
City officials (and journalists) should conduct "exit interviews" with the
people and businesses who seek greener pastures elsewhere.
It would be nice to know the reasons behind the exodus:
Is it rampant crime? Is it intrusive government? Is it oppressive taxation? Is it lack of employment opportunity?
I don't think leaving Minneapolis is always attributable to negative factors. If the question is regional migration (not leaving the area or the state), then lots of reasons come to mind:
Trading up living space.
Moving closer to a new job.
Moving closer to preferred schools.
Moving closer to relatives or friends.
Moving from renting to buying and preferences for space, land, etc.
Moving for school or training.
Older cities like Minneapolis do get surrounded by expanding suburbs. That's true all over the country. What's the answer? Regional metropolitan areas? Super cities?
It is very complex.
Yes, there are some people who say they are leaving because of crime, intrusive government, etc., but they generally will have a plan that makes economic sense for them, too. So it is not a case of people abandoning their homes and fleeing. There are not long lines of the oppressed slowly moving west on 394.
Best,
Laura Wittstock Southeast Minneapolis
Laura Waterman Wittstock MIGIZI Communications, Inc. 3123 East Lake Street Minneapolis, MN 55406 612.721.6631 ext 219 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.migizi.org http://laurawatermanwittstock.blogspot.com/
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