Some years ago, some of us, or our relatives, moved out of various sections of the city of Chicago. Areas that used to have some very nice homes, parks, access to public transportation, good schools and safe environments. Our relatives moved because they saw danger invading their neighborhoods and they wanted the best for their families. They retreated to various edges of the city, like Mt. Greenwood.
Those neighborhoods that they used to live in have turned into a very real wasteland. Our relatives saw this coming and made the right decision. History is doomed to repeat itself and it can happen here if we do not stand up and fight for what we have, what is left and what is good.
First proposal, kick all of the freeloaders out of our neighborhood. What does MTGP mean? The people that come to this neighborhood to escape their own neighborhood because this neighborhood is safer. Or this neighborhood has easier prey for their criminal exploits. That means, no students being bused into our neighborhood elementary schools. The Ag School being transformed into a Mt. Greenwood High School for Mt. Greenwood residents. MTGP is tired of seeing 79th and Cottage at 111th and Kedzie every afternoon.
MTGP is certain that the taxes collected from residences, sales tax and various other taxes collected from Mt. Greenwood residents more than make up for the costs of our schools. We need to encourage our community to send their kids to our schools. We need to be involved in our schools and force those administrations to teach our kids the values that reflect our own.
Second, take pride in our neighborhood. Spend some of our hard earned dollars in Mt. Greenwood businesses. Encourage those businesses to take pride in Mt. Greenwood. Just strolling down some west and southside neighborhoods make you wonder what life was like when the neighborhood was good and businesses thrived. Now, everything is shuttered or a complete a total mess.
Imagine a Mt. Greenwood where outsiders that use our public assets are not invading our neighborhood. MTGP is sure that crime would drop noticeably if our public facilities were used by our own residences. Our relatives gave up enough of our city, we are not going to give up any more. We must stand up for what is ours and protect it at all costs. There is no where else left to go in the city.
Besides the park, which would be very difficult to control, where else in Mt. Greenwood to outsiders frequent? Where else in Mt. Greenwood can trouble arise?
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Wentworth park in garfield ridge looks like the courtyard at the old cabrini green sometimes. It is sickening. How nice it must be to feel safe in our neighborhood when we would not be safe in theirs.
As convienant as it is, the strip mall at 115th and kedzie. I can't believe the crap that goes into Dominick's. My son was called a "Racist Punk' the other day while he was collecting for ALS because some black woman felt he wasn't asking enough "people of color not like you" for donations.
Also that Glow Putt, the owner needs a talking to about these parties that are being booked there.
Its sad to see so many Catholic churches half empty in Mt Greenwood and Beverly. There are plenty of Catholics within walking distance let alone driving distance who choose to simply sleep in or not go at all (sadly many of these people had over a decade of Catholic education). The family that prays together stays together. The further a community deviates from this the closer they move to the "bad" neighborhoods you describe. This "spiritual but not religious" movement to a secular society where "CHRISTmas" becomes "X-mas" or "winter solstice" is the begining of the end.
My son was called a "Racist Punk' the other day while he was collecting for ALS because some black woman felt he wasn't asking enough "people of color not like you" for donations.
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Well, it's not like people collecting donations accept link cards...the odds are...
i am seriously ready to leave not just mt greenwood but the entire chicago area altogether....where I grew up this crap just doesn't happen, people stepped up and took care of business before things got out of control...by the way it's legal to own handguns there and the crime rate is extremely low...coincidence?? I think not
MGTP, I agree with you 100%, however we really need more places of business here that people would want to frequent. A lamp shop, an accordian shop, a second hand dress shop, and a comic book shop aren't too enticing. Mt. Greenwood is just looking run down. I also agree about 111th and Kedzie. We were at the intersection on our way home a few nights ago and all 4 corners were occupied by those who don't live here and we got "mean mugged" from a guy with his pants slung down low sitting on the bus stop bench. What gives? It's getting bad. It seems like there's no getting away from it. My wife who just moved here from the suburbs doesn't even want feel safe taking walks by herself around the neighborhood because of all the robberies. Why take the chance of becoming a victim?
Keep the LULZ coming
Time to FIGHT or leave the Country
scare tactics
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