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| Urbanator (Urbanator) New member Username: Urbanator Post Number: 17 Registered: 8-2005 |
September 14, 2005 Not again! That's what many Highland Park residents upset about the latest group home to open in the city are saying. For a city struggling to draw middle-class residents, expand its tax base and live up to its title of Cool City, the number of adult foster care homes, drug and alcohol treatment centers, and homeless shelters is overwhelming. "We're a homeowner's community," said Ronald Jones, who lives on Colorado across the street from the most recently licensed home, which opened for business in June. "We have solid families here." According to the state Department of Human Services, Highland Park's adult care homes average about one per roughly 800 residents in the 2.9-square-mile city of 15,675 residents. Link to full article: http://www.freep.com/news/locway/homes14e_20050914 .htm | ||
| Admin (Admin) Moderator Username: Admin Post Number: 27 Registered: 6-2003 |
Thank you Urbanator, I've placed the info on the main page, under news. |
