Terrible Place... Two Years Later
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10/7/2008
I wrote about the Farmington area two years ago, it deserves an update. It may not be the best,but it could be worse!
The traffic is the most irritating...getting worse all the time and our roads are simply not keeping up with the huge growth our area has recently undergone.
Gas has gone as high as $4.20 a gallon but seems to linger around $3.90 most of the time. Grocery prices are out of control but I suspect they are bad in most parts of our country at this time.
The housing market has stabilized and the equity growths slowed down due to the housing market slump.
The air quality is about to get worse as they are going to build yet a THIRD power plant in the region... I suppose 7th worst air quality in the nation wasn't good enough, we're going for first place apparently.
The people in our community are getting angrier as our nation's economy continues its downward spiral. However, money woes can make us all feel stressed and feeling angry and I think that most of us have a valid reason to feel that way.
Yet, in light of the recent economic situation that has occurred in the last couple of years, I do have postive notes to add! While other towns and cities are tanking, our town has become a haven to many families that needed to escape their own towns and cities in order to seek a place that has a more stable economy.
We have had lots of people move here from Louisiana(due to Katrina), from places like Michigan where the unemployment rates are skyrocketing, and also many californians. The increase in population has spurred on some new businesses and yes, even some night life and festivals!
And while it may still be difficult to find high wage jobs, our job market is becoming more competitive, stable, and varied. Best of all, I can say that we still have a strong economy here despite what is happening on Wall Street and with a little more help and love....our community has the potential to be be great.
I have done some real soul searching in the last two years and came to realize that despite all the things I dislike about Farmington, there are good things going on and the friendships I have made in the last 12 years mean a great deal to me. I have spent 10 of my 12 years here trying to move to greener pastures to find a place to call home...without realizing I was in a lush garden full of family, friends, but best of all, love. I am no longer searching for a new place to call home. I realized home and happiness was here all along in my heart, my mind, my friends and family...and in my community. Home isn't just a location, it's a state of mind.
Rachel | Bloomfield, NM