I just read about a Fifteen year old who shot and killed a Twelve year old boy who was attending the funeral of a Twenty year old man who was shot by the police during an arrest for murder. Kinda puts you parking problems where they belong. Why not spend your time thinking about why this happened in your lovely city of Savannah. Savannah is a city of many complexities least of all parking.
Wow interesting reading. Is Neil for Real. That slogan would look good on a placard or on a sign in front of a church. I think an addition to the Classifieds section Connectsavannah.com might be just the answer. "Monuments for sale cheap"
All of your comments are well meaning. BUT, the problem is beyond the comprehension and/or the will of the citizenry. Face the facts the problems will not be solved without support of not only the local financial community but also national interests. Savannah is truly a national treasure that inept leadership,poverty, drugs and crime have tarnished beyond the possibility of a shining future. Your city is being held hostage by currently unsolvable poverty. Face it America in general cannot solve the overwhelming drug problem. So how can Savannah deal with the issue in the middle of runaway poverty. It is a miracle that a SCAD student has not been accosted or worse ( maybe they have) in some of the areas they frequent. If the reputation of SCAD is harmed the historic district will be in great peril. I cannot offer an answer but only a question. Has Savannah asked for federal help to protect its one of a kind historic district. That would be a step in the right direction.
I do not live in Savannah but I visit every year and had planned on buying in the historic district. There is only one Savannah but now I think living and investing in this town my not be worth the risks. For the last three years we have stayed for three months fleeing the cold weather in the North. While in Savannah I run into a lot of folks who are "packing" a gun. Not really the civilized like style your citizens deserve. To Bad!
As a visitor to Savannah every year for the last thirteen or fourteen years I view the largest issue that needs to be tackled is CRIME. The tourists and the SCAD students are fair game for crime element of the city. I see the kids living and walking in areas that "seem" very suspect. This winter I heard stories of robberies and even murders that made us think twice about walking the Downtown Historic District at night. Although we plan to purchase a house and move to Downtown Savannah I am now having second thoughts about investing a substantial sum in an area that may loose its value because the city hasn't been willing or able to deal with the everyday mounting crime problems. Therefore the issues of tourism and lack of residential housing maybe handled buy the thug packing a gun. Wake up and deal with the overshadowing issues of poverty.
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