Anyone from Quincy?

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Originally Posted by tlw

I regretfully agree with Sandwalker1776's statements above. Probably knew either him or some of his family members at one time.

Could go on at length about Quincy's bungles and lack of forward vision and leadership since the early 70's. The population in 1970 was pushing 50,000. The city always licked their chops and spoke of that "magical" 50,000 number when business and industry would start taking a closer look at them. On the city-data Quincy page it is 40,061 as of July 2009. One of the national real estate sites has it as 38,200. The new census figure will not be kind, and most likely be well under 39,000. You also have to remember that these numbers wouldn't even be this high as ever since 1970 Quincy has annexed in every direction except directly west .......... though they would gladly annex the Mississippi River and West Quincy, Missouri if they could to bolster their dwindling tax base.

I agree as well. In Quincy and Hannibal it's front page news when the latest chain business comes into town but what the area needs is real industrial investment, technological innovation and diverse cultural attraction if the area is to get out of what seems like a never ending spiral of economic depression.

New ideas are just not high priority in the municipal bodies. As long as the towns are run by ascending generations of the same families, change is slow to take root and usually it's too late in the national/global cycle once it does in order for a large impact to be felt.

Most folks who remain there like it though. It's comfortably predictable. Outsiders rarely ever fully fit in. Other people will make your business their own. Life in the slow lane indeed.