Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes
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1/18/2006
I first arrived in Tucson in 1954, Left in 1978 and returned in 2003.Upon returning in 03' I noticed there was almost no change in the infrastructure (roads, lights, sidewalks, etc.) from 1978. Many people have moved there and traffic is unbearable.Wages are low,There are no large corporations there to provide good jobs, they are all service oriented jobs. There is no cap on property taxes, mine went from 3600 two years ago to 5000 this year, due to all the people moving there from other states which is driving up the price of housing through the roof. The city and county governments are reeking with corruption. Where all the money goes, nobody knows. The heat is oppressive in the summer. The middle class is disappearing and polarization is evident. There are those who have a lot and the vast majority are barely getting by. There is a huge homeless population, sky high crime (check it out on this site) and a large University population stuck in the 60's. I'm leaving.
Steven | Tucson, AZ