[Grovenet] Was: "economic cancer"?/now govt saving money

[David Morelli]

So, at least one location has addressed the question of population  
reduction rather than pushing for population replacement.   
Interesting read.

David


On May 3, 2007, at 5:21 PM, Steven wrote:

> YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- Hanging next to city planner Bill D'Avignon's  
> desk is a giant map of this city, divided into neighborhoods. One  
> is Oak Hill, a gritty enclave just south of downtown. The  
> neighborhood, once densely populated, has lost 60% of its  
> population in recent decades and is dotted with abandoned buildings  
> and empty lots....
>
> The day-to-day task of planning for a smaller Youngstown is handled  
> by Mr. D'Avignon, director of the city's Community Development  
> Agency, who works out of an office in a converted post-office  
> building downtown. "We have to break the downward cycle," he says,  
> noting that many people in Youngstown's stable neighborhoods are  
> hesitant to invest in their homes, because they worry that the  
> blight will eventually engulf them. "There's a mindset in  
> Youngstown that says, 'It's coming my way, the blight is moving  
> this way.' We have to put a stop to that."
>
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