More cops should call Detroit home - Let WWW III Begin

[SWMAP]

It appears from Wayne County Land Records that Gerritt owns a condominium in the Riverfront Towers - a gated, secure community. Most cops paid at Detroit salary levels would have to live in the neighborhoods.

For the record, I own a home in the Junction/West Vernor neighborhood.

[kraig]

Who is at fault? The landlord that doesn't fix anything that's broken or the tenant that moves out.

The City of Detroit needs to be as dedicated to the people as the people are to the residents.

As far as all of this residency requirement/dedication crap. It's just that, crap. There's never a call for residency requirement for Motor City makeover or Angel's night, is there?

If the City wants more people living here then it needs to make itself more livable. Period.

[iheartthed]

It appears from Wayne County Land Records that Gerritt owns a condominium in the Riverfront Towers - a gated, secure community. Most cops paid at Detroit salary levels would have to live in the neighborhoods.

For the record, I own a home in the Junction/West Vernor neighborhood.

So... He owns a home in the city of Detroit, pays taxes to the city of Detroit, but for the purposes of your argument he isn't a resident of the city because he doesn't live in the ghetto? Am I understanding this correctly?

I'm just curious, but where exactly do you think police officers would live if they were all required to live in Detroit? I don't think most would choose to live in the more notoriously crime-ridden neighborhoods of the city. They would likely flock to a select few communities which would allow them to balance a middle-class lifestyle with what they could afford.

In fact, this is exactly what they did before residency rules were outlawed. There is a neighborhood off of either Plymouth Rd. or Joy Rd., not far from the Redford Twp border, that was predominantly populated by families of white firefighters and police officers about 10-15 years ago. I visited this neighborhood several times with my parents who had friends in the area. The area was fairly well kept, and the housing stock was ranch or bungalow style. There were several other neighborhoods in the city that were also enclaves for [[white) police and firefighters before the residency rule changes.

And Riverfront Towers aren't that expensive. I'm almost certain that there are residents in there who work for the DPD.

[bobby wobby]

Detroit had residency laws and what good did they do? A good cop is a good cop and a bad cop is a bad cop no matter where they live.Residency laws just put stress on cops their family's and on the departments that have to spend resources trying to enforce them.Residency laws are gone and buried and will never come back ,good riddance.

[kraig]

Detroit had residency laws and what good did they do? A good cop is a good cop and a bad cop is a bad cop no matter where they live.Residency laws just put stress on cops their family's and on the departments that have to spend resources trying to enforce them.Residency laws are gone and buried and will never come back ,good riddance.

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