Comments on: Will Peoria be the new East St. Louis? http://peoriapundit.com/blogpeoria/2009/10/13/will-peoria-be-the-new-east-st-louis/ Media and news from the original river city Mon, 22 Mar 2010 10:19:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Emtronics http://peoriapundit.com/blogpeoria/2009/10/13/will-peoria-be-the-new-east-st-louis/comment-page-1/#comment-111197 Emtronics Tue, 13 Oct 2009 22:16:02 +0000 http://peoriapundit.com/blogpeoria/?p=13339#comment-111197 According to an email I got from a city councilperson, Peoria is 15th in the nation as a place to do business. How can we not fail with news like that? LMAO According to an email I got from a city councilperson, Peoria is 15th in the nation as a place to do business. How can we not fail with news like that?
LMAO

]]> By: Elaine Hopkins http://peoriapundit.com/blogpeoria/2009/10/13/will-peoria-be-the-new-east-st-louis/comment-page-1/#comment-111189 Elaine Hopkins Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:06:45 +0000 http://peoriapundit.com/blogpeoria/?p=13339#comment-111189 In regard to Peoria becoming East St. Louis or worse, read this column from today's New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/13/opinion/13herbert.html?_r=1 In regard to Peoria becoming East St. Louis or worse, read this column from today’s New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/13/opinion/13herbert.html?_r=1

]]> By: Elaine Hopkins http://peoriapundit.com/blogpeoria/2009/10/13/will-peoria-be-the-new-east-st-louis/comment-page-1/#comment-111188 Elaine Hopkins Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:02:06 +0000 http://peoriapundit.com/blogpeoria/?p=13339#comment-111188 The schools are the key. If they're appealing, the middle class will stay and renovate the interesting old homes throughout the inner city. If not, they will flee. The schools are the key. If they’re appealing, the middle class will stay and renovate the interesting old homes throughout the inner city. If not, they will flee.

]]> By: Mahkno http://peoriapundit.com/blogpeoria/2009/10/13/will-peoria-be-the-new-east-st-louis/comment-page-1/#comment-111187 Mahkno Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:07:53 +0000 http://peoriapundit.com/blogpeoria/?p=13339#comment-111187 East St Louis' problems are bit more complicated that simply cutting basic services. East St Louis’ problems are bit more complicated that simply cutting basic services.

]]> By: AnotherExJSer http://peoriapundit.com/blogpeoria/2009/10/13/will-peoria-be-the-new-east-st-louis/comment-page-1/#comment-111186 AnotherExJSer Tue, 13 Oct 2009 10:04:34 +0000 http://peoriapundit.com/blogpeoria/?p=13339#comment-111186 What is your assessment, Billy, of how well fire-protection resources are allocated to protect the parts of the city most at risk of fire? I really have no idea, but I'm interested in your view. What is your assessment, Billy, of how well fire-protection resources are allocated to protect the parts of the city most at risk of fire? I really have no idea, but I’m interested in your view.

]]> By: Billy Dennis http://peoriapundit.com/blogpeoria/2009/10/13/will-peoria-be-the-new-east-st-louis/comment-page-1/#comment-111185 Billy Dennis Tue, 13 Oct 2009 09:20:50 +0000 http://peoriapundit.com/blogpeoria/?p=13339#comment-111185 AnotherExJSer: "I continue to be amazed by how sensitive Peorians are to fire station closures while the rest of the city goes to hell."<a href="http://www.pjstar.com/homepage/x289631608/Memories-of-fatal-Peoria-fire-will-never-fade" rel="nofollow">Here</a> is why. The parts of the city that are "going to hell" are the parts of the city that need fire protection the most because of the age of the homes and the lack of fire-resistant construction and safety features like smoke detectors and sprinklers, and the increased likelihood of arson. AnotherExJSer: “I continue to be amazed by how sensitive Peorians are to fire station closures while the rest of the city goes to hell.”Here is why. The parts of the city that are “going to hell” are the parts of the city that need fire protection the most because of the age of the homes and the lack of fire-resistant construction and safety features like smoke detectors and sprinklers, and the increased likelihood of arson.

]]> By: AnotherExJSer http://peoriapundit.com/blogpeoria/2009/10/13/will-peoria-be-the-new-east-st-louis/comment-page-1/#comment-111184 AnotherExJSer Tue, 13 Oct 2009 09:08:45 +0000 http://peoriapundit.com/blogpeoria/?p=13339#comment-111184 I continue to be amazed by how sensitive Peorians are to fire station closures while the rest of the city goes to hell. Some of this is the result of the firefighters union's clout; they have friends in high places. It could be worse than East St. Louis: You can't see the Arch, and there will be more road construction. I continue to be amazed by how sensitive Peorians are to fire station closures while the rest of the city goes to hell. Some of this is the result of the firefighters union’s clout; they have friends in high places.

It could be worse than East St. Louis: You can’t see the Arch, and there will be more road construction.

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