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Another aspect which bothers us is that out of the total amount only 1.24% of the money is proposed for projects in North and East Lubbock. It’s much like throwing the old dog a bone with no meat on it.
We are extremely disappointed that the committee turned a blind eye to the many needs in some of this city’s oldest neighborhoods; like infrastructure deterioration, we cite 34th street as an example and also Clovis Road; parks north of 50th street which are in desperate need of maintenance and repair; economic development in North and East Lubbock; addressing increasing crime and improved public safety; for example they could have recommended funds be used to build LPD satellite police offices in neighborhoods where crime has been increasing in the hopes that a sort of “neighborhood policing” approach to increased crime might work to decrease it.
We take an opposite view of these things than others in the print media in this city whose view of Lubbock does not include neighborhoods and people who don’t fit their demographic profiles.
There are many other disturbing aspects involved and in the coming few weeks we will take a closer look at all the recommendations in an effort to cut through the hyperbole and see what’s really at stake for Lubbock residents and taxpayers.
In the meantime, we issue that old “caveat emptor”; let the buyer beware.
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