Quote Originally Posted by Honky Tonk View Post
They're "safe areas" because my area isn't safe. My tax dollars are being spent on keeping Gilbert's and Ilitch's areas safe. THAT'S the issue people are having, and why all the "negativity". People flaunt on this site "I live in a safe area", while the rest of us, daily, have to fend for ourselves. When someone points that out, they're called a troll. When the buffer zone starts to collapse, then maybe people here will realize it's their problem too. Have a latte in the green zone.
So it's your tax dollars and not the tax dollars of the people who moved there? I don't understand this anomosity towards downtown and midtown. You think the rest of Detroit would be better without this development?