Monroe MI : a Backward Bedroom Community
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7/19/2005
Having been a life-long resident of this city, i can only say that there is NOTHNG here ! We do not have a 4 yr. university, nor a Starbucks, nor even a decent
Book Store!
Everyone in Monroe MUST travel out-of-county to have any choice for MOST purchases.
Monroe, MI has definitely become a 'bedroom community' and a High-Priced one,
at that - -our housing costs and property taxes are out-of-sight! There are no jobs here for our young people, so the majority of workers travel out of county to jobs in Detroit , MI or Toledo, Ohio.
We are being held in the grip of the 'good ole' boy network' that has Always RAN
this County, and even though we are now ruled by the children & grandchildren of the initial 'good ole' boys', the policiies and politics have NOT changed a bit.
The local 2 year community college is a 'JOKE', but as long as the people running
it are making money by doing so, we will NEVER be allowed to have a REAL 4 year college or university in this county. So everyone who can afford it, has been sending their children out-of-county or even Out of the State to earn their 4 year university degrees.
Even though i have failed to 'escape' this area to date {i still live in hope of getting OUT of here before i die!}, i Would NEVER recommend this area for Anyone to MOVE TO!
Charlotte | Monroe, MI