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Post by Deleted on Jun 12, 2019 21:09:55 GMT -5
DRUG BUST IN SOUTH UTICA LEADS TO THREE ARRESTS UTICA, N.Y. – A drug bust in South Utica leads to three arrests. State police and Utica police conducted a no-knock search of 1901 Baker Avenue. The raid turned up 30 grams of fentanyl, marijuana and cash. Vennie Coleman, Jasmine Richard and Alyssa Young, who live in the home, are facing drug charges. The investigation continues. www.wktv.com/content/news/Drug-bust-in-South-Utica-leads-to-three-arrests-511202171.htmlIf you follow the movement of crime and run down houses and neighborhoods in the City it has moved slowly from lower South St up into Cornhill up the hills to the Parkway ( which now is becoming very run down) and now into South Utica. North Utica is also seeing some of this. Things have to change or we will loose the City.
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Post by dicklaurey on Jun 13, 2019 8:40:24 GMT -5
Over the years, a continuing parade of permissive, corrupt local government has allowed the city to slowly change from a wonderful place to grow up in, to the decaying and sometimes dangerous place you see today. Such a shame. Can't bring back the 40's, 50's and 60's!
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Post by Clipper on Jun 13, 2019 10:33:30 GMT -5
Sadly we can't blame all of the urban blight on corrupt city government. It seems that in most cities the blight begins with the desire of people to move from the inner city to the burbs. The inner city houses drop in value and are picked up by slum lords, many of whom are ABSENT landlords who care about nothing but a rent check, suck the houses dry and then let them go back to the city for taxes, leaving the city to eventually take the responsibility to tear them down. Run down real estate, sinking property values, lack of interest in keeping up the appearance and condition of the properties leads to the blight.
As for the drug and crime problems, as well as the deterioration of the neigborhoods, it is not just Utica, and not just corrupt government. It is seen in just about every corner of the country. Government cannot address it without throwing money at the problem, and nobody wants to pay higher taxes so that a government entity will have the funding for extra police officers, codes enforcement, as well as neighborhood improvement projects. Yes, sadly there IS corruption in local governments and tax money is spent on an agenda that favors the politicians and their relatives and special interests, rather than the interests of the taxpayer. I am 72yrs old and for as long as I can remember Utica's city hall has been corrupt and nepotism in city hiring and contracts has ALWAYS been a problem. It will most likely get nothing but worse in OUR lifetime. A perfect example is the downtown hospital. It will be interesting to see who gets the contracts and to whom they are related, or who's palms are being greased and who's pockets are being lined.
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Post by clarencebunsen on Jun 13, 2019 11:46:56 GMT -5
When we moved here in 1984 the #1 factor in our decision on where to live was the school district. Even then that left Utica out of the mix. Since then both the city and the schools have declined, If one of the hospitals recruits a doctor to come do the area where do you think that doctor will live?
All urban areas have seen similar flight. Middle and upper income families want their kids well educated and living in a safe environment. That leaves the urban area poorer and less able to provide needed services. That increases the flight.
Our first was in south Minneapolis about 2 blocks south of Lake Street which at that time was boundary between good neighborhoods and bad neighborhoods. Barb felt OK with putting the kids in a stroller and walking to nearby Powderhorn Park for them to play.
When the kids were about school age, we moved to the suburbs. The last time I heard of Powderhorn Park it was when an innocent by-stander was shot in a drug deal gone bad.
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Post by BHU on Jun 14, 2019 18:25:02 GMT -5
About 3-4 years ago we were coming down Oneida St over near Baker Ave. I made a left onto one of those side streets to get on Genny to get gas. It was about 8 at night & we witnessed numerous drug deals going down openly in the street. Cars pulling over to make buys, dealers waiting. Drugs have taken over. It's a shame.
Btw, someone posted a video on FB a couple days ago of a syringe found laying in the sand at Verona Beach State Park. It was posted by the mother of an 8 year old girl who found it. So now we have to warn children of the dangers of syringes dropped by drug users. No place is safe it seems, not even a public beach. It's a goddam shame when people can't even walk barefoot on the beach to enjoy the feel of sand under their feet, without worrying about getting stuck by a syringe dropped by some drug addict.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 14, 2019 18:40:14 GMT -5
I do a lot of walking. I usually see leftover small baggies that once contained crack cocaine. They line the streets along Bleecker Street and along Genny. I also see many a syringe left behind by its user. Usually side streets and up around Rutger St. It is a shame.
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