Complainers Can Pack Up and Move
Enid, Oklahoma is a neat place to live. We don't have a sea shore or mountains but we have really friendly people, no large traffic problems, good schools and nice stores. We have lots of parks, an air force base, and we are close to a major city. There are several nice lakes for fishing and boating nearby. We have a city government that is working hard to help our town encourage businesses and more families. They have started a town wide clean up program and put into place some new codes for the good of all. They are looking to stop people from parking in yards, having inoperable vehicles parked in driveways, stopping open storage, making sure yards are mowed and homes are not in need of repair. They have divided the town into areas and do extra trash pick ups from limb trimming, garage cleanup and more. This has become a major operation towards making our town look nicer. We, unfortunately, have a local forum of people who are constantly gripping about the city government and what they are trying to do. They want old cars left alone, claiming the vehicle sitting in 3 feet of grass, with 4 flat tires, and the family of cats living under the hood, is a hobby. They don't want to mow yards or fix up their homes so they are making comments that the town is living under a dictatorship and is being forced into doing the cleanup. They use terms that I would rather not repeat. I feel these people have nothing to do but sit home all day and make nasty comments about what the city is trying to do. The local newspaper that monitors the forum does remove comments that really get out of hand but I think they could do more. Yes, there is freedom of speech but a group of people are constantly knocking the mayor and city commissioners, isn't a very informative forum and should be shut down. People who are looking to move here, often check out the newspaper forums for a chance to see what is going on in the town. This group of people are not making our town look very inviting to someone just dropping by the site for a short visit. Every time we go in and make a rebuttal they gang up and always have an answer that makes you wish you had gone to the store instead. This group is often led in some of the discussions, by a man who is an identified sex offender so that shows you what kind of judgement this group has. I get so mad when I see what they are saying and I agree with a recommendation that if they are so unhappy, why don't they move to another town. A couple of the people on this forum don't even live here, so they really have no right making comments. I really wish this complaining group would get a life somewhere else or give our city officials a pat on the back for their clean-up crusade which seems to be a truly good idea.
posted by Grannyann at
2:08 PM
1 Comments:
Hello Ann, Unfortunately, I have one of those people living near me. I guess you find them everywhere. His yard looks like the local junkyard and he keeps adding to it. If he had lived there when I moved in my house I would not have bought the place. Now, he is ruining the value of my property. I live in the county so there is not much I can get done about it. My son bought in a very nice neighborhood with a home owners association, etc. and a group of Mexican people moved into the neighborhood and just have a mess on their property. It must be everywhere! It is a shame though that it has to be that way.
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