Owensboro is a good start for familes but...
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10/28/2010
I have lived in Owensboro all my life (24 years) It has not been that bad I go to one of the best colleges in town Brescia University. The problem is all of my friends that I grew up with have moved out of Owensboro and I have not been able to make any new friends and I plan to move out of Owensboro once I am done with college.
If you like snow and cold winters Owensboro is the perfect place for you.
Most of the problems I have seen with this town is that they start on one road project and quit in the middle of it to start on another road project and not get the first one finished unless you live on Griffth Avenue or in the richer parts of Owensboro.
One of the roads that is near where I live has been closed since June and I called the city yesterday to ask when they were going to reopen it and the city worker told me that the road would not be open until 2012. They are now not even working on the road and the weather has been really nice. The same project they did on the I am talking about they did on one of the roads where the houses are more expensive and the city had it done with in 2-3 months.
Another problem with this town is that you are taxed for preety much anything because Mayor Ron Payne and the other city and county officals want to re due downtown Owensboro which is going to cost about 80 million. The problem with this is that the city claims to be non profit but they are not they are the ones who are doing all the construction and buying up all the land for this project. Once this project is finished and if I am still here I do not plan on going downtown at all. The construction compines who are doing this project do not even do business in owensboro the city government hires the construction crew from either Louisville or out of state. The new convention center the city plans on buliding could be built with a company from DC insted of Owensboro the city government does not belive in investing in business that is here in owensboro.
Will | Owensboro, KY