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Any one else concerned about the new developments? Raleigh has grown very fast in the past five years. Cary has changed over night. Knightdale, Clayton, and Apex are different towns.
Change is inevitable in life. However, going from crawling to running in a day, isn't a smart thing.
Any one else concerned about the new developments? Raleigh has grown very fast in the past five years. Cary has changed over night. Knightdale, Clayton, and Apex are different towns.
Change is inevitable in life. However, going from crawling to running in a day, isn't a smart thing.
Have you done a search for the issue? There are tons of threads where this has been hashed and re-hashed from varying view points. I am sure you can find what you are looking for in those threads.
What kind of strain? I'm a resident of Florida, currently living in Orlando looking to relocate to Raleigh. Thanks in advance for your response.
Those areas that have growth do put a stain on the infrastructure. Traffic is worse then it was four years ago......the current drought wouldn't have quite the effect it does if there were less people using the water...etc etc...
It's a trade off.....stagnant growth is not a good thing....growth happening too fast so services can't keep up isn't great either. It has to be balanced.
Some folks, however, wish to turn it isn't a 'us' vs 'them' and use it to insult others.
Our infastructure is cracking at the seams. If we don't fix the troubles now, we are leaving the next generation with huge pains.
Examples:
Durham police force is useless and needs reform.
Knightdale needs to control gangs.
Taxing is out of control.
School systems in and surrounding Raleigh are hanging on by a thread.
Bridges along beltline (440) are in terrible shape and need reconditioning.
Raleigh is burning up tax payers money on RBC, Civic Centre, etc.
Public transportation has been put on the back burner.
Homeless percentage is growing rapidly.
Ummmmm and what have those problems got to do with people relocating to the Triangle? seems they are long standing local issues that maybe the additional Tax Revenues from the relocating folks will help fund resolution
As a native, I can say that that list of problems predates the massive growth or relocaters to the area.
The only area I am in agreement with with is the current strain on WCPSS, but I would not go so far as to say they are "hanging on by a thread". They just need a more creative solution.
Our infastructure is cracking at the seams. If we don't fix the troubles now, we are leaving the next generation with huge pains.
Examples:
Durham police force is useless and needs reform.
Knightdale needs to control gangs.
Taxing is out of control.
School systems in and surrounding Raleigh are hanging on by a thread.
Bridges along beltline (440) are in terrible shape and need reconditioning.
Raleigh is burning up tax payers money on RBC, Civic Centre, etc.
Public transportation has been put on the back burner.
Homeless percentage is growing rapidly.
Thanks for your response...
Well I've only had the opportunity to visit Raleigh on few occasions but what I've seen, I loved. I think many up and coming cities experience these kinds of "changings" and it just takes a minute for the local government to get revved up to formulate plans. I think Raleigh will be ok.
Our infastructure is cracking at the seams. If we don't fix the troubles now, we are leaving the next generation with huge pains.
Examples:
Durham police force is useless and needs reform.
Knightdale needs to control gangs.
Taxing is out of control.
School systems in and surrounding Raleigh are hanging on by a thread.
Bridges along beltline (440) are in terrible shape and need reconditioning.
Raleigh is burning up tax payers money on RBC, Civic Centre, etc.
Public transportation has been put on the back burner.
Homeless percentage is growing rapidly.
If you think the situation is so bleak, perhaps you are convincing yourself to move?
There is always room for each and every city to improve and most have a full plate of actions to pursue. Some of activities like Public Transportation have been killed federally, not locally. Many of the issues you note are being addressed, perhaps not as fast to meet your liking.
Keep in mind that, while we are always concerned about our bad perceptions, others would laugh at how bad we think we have it....case in point: taxation. Just ask a new homeowner in FL about taxes. Just ask a resident in NY State about taxes.....
I've lived here for over 30 years and I've seen the growth.
Its pretty steady growth and perhaps has gotten stronger in the last few years, although I haven't seen the numbers to support this and usually don't believe too much of what I read, anyway!
As with any area that has ANY growth, issues must be worked out; however, its not something that I'd concern myself with on a daily basis.
Vicki
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