I think Atwater is the best city in the valley
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5/8/2012
It went from hellhole to paradise in less than five years. Now, there are more places to shop and eat. What was a boring, open field is now a huge shopping center off of 99 with Super Walmart, Super Target (right next to each other: weird, but convenient), Marshall's, Dress Barn, and a lot more. They're very affordable.
There isn't much to do for fun, but for a city of only 30,000, you can't expect too much. What Atwater does have, though, is Castle Lanes (bowling alley) on the old Castle AFB right next to the entrance of Castle Airport. There are some bars: Almond Tree (south Atwater) and Out Of Bounds Sports Bar (north Atwater) to name a few.
I currently live in Merdead (Merced - proper name), and I was fined by public works for having trash in the blue can. 1) I did no such thing. 2) How would they know who did it in the first place? I'll bet anything that I'm not the only victim of such ridiculousness. Anyway, this won't happen to you in Atwater because there is no blue can. Everything just goes in one, and they pay people to separate it themselves, which every city should do. If they did, unemployment wouldn't be a problem anywhere. Nonetheless, it's better here.
I would love to move here from Merdead. If you plan on living there for any reason, don't. Move here instead. Besides, you're still close to Merdead if you have to go there for any reason.
All in all, Atwater is by far the best city around here.
Devin | Merced, CA