Belle Glade Is Very Depressing...

[danh600]

Originally Posted by G.W. POOLE

We use to love to come to Belle Glade in the winter months. We stayed at the rv park on the lake. Somewhere along the way, people from town started coming to the park in the night and stilling from us. WHY? This could be a gated campground. Campers would be glad to help watch and maintain
a guarded gate. This is called (WORKAMPERS) They along w/ myself will work X, #### of hours per week for full hookups.
Let us help you.
I also herd that the city of belle glade no longer has a police dept. is this true or not?
concerned missourian:

Well good news and bad news.

Sadly the city government has been very slow to repair the camp ground after the hurricanes. The camp ground is open but not as nice as it once was. Also the lake level is still very low, so getting your boat in and out of the lake will be more difficult.

The city no longer has it's own police force. The city has contracted with the Palm Beach County Sheriffs Dept. It's a nice improvement in many ways. The sheriffs department has more money to train and pay patrolmen.

So while the city government has let the camp ground go down hill at least general security, crime prevention, etc. in the city is better.

[msvatora]

These views of the area are not inaccurate, but there is one thing no one has mentioned. Sugar Mills. There's a lot of them around Clewiston, Belle Glade, etc. and they give off quite a stink. Kind of a cross between pig manure, rotting meat, and sulfur. You don't want to live near a sugar mill.

[HaterOfIgnorance]

I just happened to come across this website, and I could not stop laughing at all of the comments about Belle Glade.

First off, let me tell you that I am a 22 year old college graduate who has lived in Belle Glade my whole life. The majority of these comments posted about Belle Glade are absolutely absurd and highly ignorant. The majority of these comments I bet are made by people who have spent no time in this area.

One member made a comment saying, “people are living in run down squalor, and very few would live there if they didn’t have to”. Just like in any city there are run down areas of Belle Glade, and it being such a small town this area sticks out more than it would in a large city. My family and I, along with all of my friends, choose to live in Belle Glade! I do not have to deal with a lot of crap that I would have to put up with on the coast (West Palm).

I think the funniest comment was, “people are living without electricity and indoor plumbing”. HAHA! This is absolutely untrue and ignorant. I do not know a single house or “run down squalor” without electricity or indoor plumbing. We also have these really cool things called automobiles! Have you heard of those?!?!

Someone also complained about the smell from the sugar mill. If someone complained about that to a resident of Belle Glade they would look at you like you were crazy. Living here you don’t even notice it, and the only people who complain are stuck up people from the coast. If the smell is that bad please do not drive out to Belle Glade to use our airport and golf course because it is cheaper than playing in West Palm Beach!

Bottom line is Belle Glade is not as bad as everyone is making it out to be. If you spent any time here you would be surprised at the closeness of the community. You will not find any nicer people. A lot nicer than on the coast! You can always find someone to help you out if you need it. You could not pay me or anyone I know to go and live in Miami. This is a community where everyone knows everyone and if it is not good enough for people to come and visit than don’t. Believe me, we don’t mind.

[compelled to reply]

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I have been there in that exact spot. Street view it if anyone hasn't. I'm sure there are a few parts that don't have that kind of squalor but most of it seemed to. Being poor does not make you a bad person, so don't get the impression I am taking a stab at the PEOPLE of the town.