Don't kid yourself, Trenton is as diverse a town as the next swanky sensation anywhere in our great State. But lets face it, for us to attract new investment and make this town a place to successfully raise our families we need some serious "gentrification" in many of our neighborhoods.
A culture of mediocrity, a tolerance for incompetence and perpetually being side-stepped by "the powers that be" in favor of communities without the potential economic fortitude has left us confused and cannibalizing our most vulnerable assets. There are lots of intelligent, rational thinking people who make up the family of contemporary Trentonians, but for whatever reason we are all get tagged with the labels of backward slackers unable to be innovative and make our town sparkle with ingenuity.
But even if the nay sayers have some semblance of a point, we tend to curse our blessings and count our failures. Instead, look around this great city and you'll realized the significant resources at our disposal. A world class transportation and logistical infrastructure; a stock of historically significant residences and buildings to rival some of the most prominent in America or for that matter the world; industrial complexes that if fully develop will provide sustenance to many neighboring communities.
This post really validates the Trentonians, (despite the inherent apathy in their midst) understand that they can't continue to cannibalize our most vulnerable assets. Defeat of the June 15, 2010 ballot to sell the suburan infrastructure of the Water Works speaks to the fact that this city provides sustenance to many of it's neighbors.
ReplyDeleteWe must now find a way to profit from our good-will...!!!