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5-7-08 Lynn Johnson FORUM
05/07/2008 13:33:25
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THIS IS LYN JOHNSON FOR THE WJBC FORUM.
AS SOMEONE WHO GREW UP ON THE WEST SIDE OF BLOOMINGTON, I HAVE ALWAYS FELT THAT THERE WERE UNTAPPED RESOURCES ON THE WEST SIDE. TO READ ABOUT HOMEOWNERS AND BUSINESSES WHO WANT TO TAP INTO THESE RESOURCES TO REVITALIZE THE WEST SIDE IS WONDERFUL. THEIR ACTIONS SHOULD ENCOURAGE HOMEOWNERS AND RENTERS ALIKE TO TAKE RENEWED INTEREST IN WHERE THEY LIVE. I KNOW THAT RESOURCES ARE SCARCE FOR MANY, BUT THESE REVITIALIZING PROJECTS CAN ENCOURAGE NEIGHBORS TO WORK TOGETHER TO SHARE RESOURCES. FOR TOO LONG, IN MY OPINION, THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON HAS LET THE DECAY OF THE WEST SIDE GO UNCHECKED.
NEW INTEREST IN THE WEST SIDE OF BLOOMINGTON SHOULD BE ONE OF HOPE FOR EVERYONE IN THE COMMUNITY, AS IT CAN MEAN NEW BUSINESSES WHICH MEANS NEW JOBS. IT CAN ALSO MEAN THAT INSTEAD OF THINKING OF THE WEST SIDE AS A TEMPORARY HOME, RESIDENTS WILL WANT TO STAY IN THEIR WEST SIDE HOMES AND TAKE AN INTEREST IN THE CHANGES THAT ARE POSSIBLE FOR THE WEST SIDE.
EACH OF US, EAST AND WEST SIDERS, SHOULD BE ACTIVE IN HELPING THIS REVITATIZATION BE SUCCESSFUL. WE SHOULD ALL FIND OUT HOW WE CAN HELP. IT IS OUR COMMUNITY, BOTH WEST AND EAST, AND OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY A VIBRANT, LIVELY, SAFE PLACE TO LIVE.
THIS IS WHERE YOU LIVE, GET INVOLVED!
THIS IS LYN JOHNSON FOR THE WJBC FORUM
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