The Albuquerque Area and New Mexico Like/Dislike Thread (Hope: violent crime, home)
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Bradly, if you work for city govt as a planner, I likely know you. I'm having doubts that you are who you say you are, however. Most planners I know can put together intelligible sentences and are outwardly anti-sprawl.
If there are city planners in ABQ (and I'm honestly pretty sure there aren't any) that support sprawl such as the picture you've presented, we're in serious trouble.
You seem to be in some serious denial Bradly - simply look at building permits issued over the last year, and compare those figures with building permits issued, per year on average, between 2000-2005. The drop will astound you.
It sounds as if the new mayor is very pro-sprawl. He likely will have to subsidize the development of new homes (at the cost of taxpayers in the city) to maintain these sprawl patterns of development. Given the debt that builds in city coffers, and the ensuing environmental, social, and health issues attributed, ABQ should be concerned should this be the case. I'll wait and see what happens.
In the meantime, I've gotten the thread off-track, and for that I apologize! No more comments about sustainabillity over here from me!
Bradly, if you work for city govt as a planner, I likely know you. I'm having doubts that you are who you say you are, however. Most planners I know can put together intelligible sentences and are outwardly anti-sprawl.
If there are city planners in ABQ (and I'm honestly pretty sure there aren't any) that support sprawl such as the picture you've presented, we're in serious trouble.
You seem to be in some serious denial Bradly - simply look at building permits issued over the last year, and compare those figures with building permits issued, per year on average, between 2000-2005. The drop will astound you.
It sounds as if the new mayor is very pro-sprawl. He likely will have to subsidize the development of new homes (at the cost of taxpayers in the city) to maintain these sprawl patterns of development. Given the debt that builds in city coffers, and the ensuing environmental, social, and health issues attributed, ABQ should be concerned should this be the case. I'll wait and see what happens.
In the meantime, I've gotten the thread off-track, and for that I apologize! No more comments about sustainabillity over here from me!
First off, this is a thread on a "forum". I could careless to use correct spelling, punctuation or intelligible sentences. For my job or somwhere else thats what counts.
Second, My job is my job. I busted my you know what off in college to be where I'am today. It gets me damn good money, and I have my pros and cons about sprawl. But I'am not against it. I myself live in the Suburbs of ALbuquerque in a cookie cutter home. Which about 350,000+ Albuquerqueans live in!
And No trouble at all I have worked here for about 7 years. Same crap. I also worked in Las Vegas, wow thats a fun city especially if you love sprawl. Yes the building permits have dropped silly, that does not mean we are not building or developments are underway. You really don't even know what you are talking about. Leave it up to the expert that went to Clemson for this.
I look forword to working with Mayor Berry and his new staff at the city hall, I on other hand am not going anywhere, I was offered a better job here thats why I came back.
Bradly, if you work for city govt as a planner, I likely know you. I'm having doubts that you are who you say you are, however. Most planners I know can put together intelligible sentences and are outwardly anti-sprawl.
The presentation is suffering and it does make the posts less convincing.
There's also the small fact that the city has not added any new staff for quite some time ( with a few exceptions )There's been nothing posted recently ( internally or externally ) that is even remotely similar to a city planner position.
My husband and I have been here 2 1/2 years. We cannot wait to leave. I love the balloon fiesta and the nature trails but cannot stand the crime rate and the thugs. Just yesterday, someone hit my car twice in traffic then took off and then a guy tried to run us over in a parking lot after he finished yelling obscenities at another driver pulling out. This is just an example of some of the craziness we have seen since living here.
I work at a local middle school and have had at least 3 weapons in my classroom each year since I have been here. Last year while looking for a gun they found drugs on a girl (lots of drugs- she was selling for her mom). My students have no idea how to handle confrontation without throwing punches or stabbing. I do not work in a horrible part of town either.
What people have said about the lack of wanting a good education is true. Most of our kids couldn't care less about school. Parents will not call back or come in for a conference. they figure their kids are our problem for 7 hours a day. Also, this state does not appreciate an educated workforce. I have my M.Ed and because of that get $1 a year extra from APS- $1!
I do have friends here and there are some very nice people but I will not miss looking over my shoulder and having to be hyper aware of my surroundings. I am tired of hearing gunshots from my backyard most Sat nights and having the neighbors sell drugs in front of their house. I do not live in a bad area either it just seems to be everywhere here.
I think people who have lived here for a long time just begin to think this is normal. It is not normal. We have lived in 4 different states and have never felt this way.
Just my 2 cents
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