Lack of Integrity Doom this Town
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5/4/2018
If you have completed higher education and need a good paying job, keep looking for a place to live. You will not be happy there.
Additionally, the data on Dowagiac from this website speaks for itself. Not good. I agree with the conclusions one can make from the data. I can further provide anecdotal evidence.
High Property Crime - Yes, plenty. People just do not respect the town and assets. The blight problem reinforces these attitudes. I've had windows shot out in my cars, and damage done to property. Property would get destroyed at local businesses as well. Police were not useful in town.
High Violent Crime - Yes, seen people get into fist fights at 3am outside my home. Meth is a problem, thus enforces violent crime.
No landlord oversight from the city. No laws put into to place to protect tenants, so many under served individuals were prayed upon by land lords (some that held public office positions at one point). When City tired to put in contingencies on Landlords, the council didn't have a strong enough spine, and allowed landlords to over turn by lobbying against tenant protections.
City Manager was fired from a different city for sexual harassment, then hired in Dowagiac.
Mayor's Family Trust has been accused of fixing bids on a high-end classic car auction in the past.
Real honest guys running the place.
Sold my house, got the hell out. Best choice I ever made. Town is terminal in it's existence, just a question of 'when.'
Paul | Bothell, WA