So as if it wasn't bad enough last week to hear that my beloved city of Cleveland is spending 10 million to build a walkway downtown now I hear they are spending 32 million on Public Square. Yes, I know something needs to be done to Public Square. Something seriously has needed for years to be done to the areas before you enter downtown already. But, for years all we hear is there is no money. Well all the sudden there are millions. Instead of taking care of the areas around town and redoing Hopkins Airport areas they are wasting it again for downtown.
This has disgusted me for years. People have to travel through the areas that look like slums before they get downtown. Don't you think they would do something about that? No that would to them be a waste because instead of thinking about the people who live in Cleveland they care more about the high class and the money makers who come to town.
What about the residents who live here? Seriously, the ones who work downtown are the ones who most benefit. I haven't been to Tower City in years now. I don't go downtown unless I need to for something.
They aren't improving it for anyone but themselves at the point. Money is better spent on a few new homeless shelters, deal with the boarded houses, fix the store fronts, clean up the dumping grounds. 32 million on Public Square when the money needs to be spent elsewhere. Elsewhere where the money is "needed" not because it is wanted.
Cleveland has a big problem putting the "needs" before the "wants" I don't think that will ever change.
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