City, state must limit out-of-control growth
According to meteorologists, our area is again in drought conditions. Under normal conditions it takes water for things to grow. However, that didn’t prevent Greensboro from growing on July 1.
Neither Greensboro City Council nor our state legislature has had the presence-of-mind to limit out-of-control growth. All City Council sees are the dollar signs in tax revenues. But will citizens see the associated services? Probably not.
The Greensboro Police Department is unable to meet its desired response time to calls as it stands. Why extend boundaries when the services are not provided at the current level?
City Manager Mitchell Johnson wants to add 29 officers to service the newly annexed areas. They will not even meet current needs. This is unsatisfactory for current and new residents, as well as for the understaffed police officers.
All of these issues would appear to be a matter of common sense, but then whoever would expect politicians on any level to either possess or use any of that?
Garret Canter
Greensboro
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