The Motor City Malcontent: The Motor City Malcontent's Top 10 ...
In the face of harsh times, people find comfort and solace in the predictable. Recently, local leaders have made promises not to cancel or cut back on programs that citizens rely on and enjoy. Last winter, Rochester Hills acquired the funds to keep their winter light show running. Detroit, facing the worst of the economic hardships, was still able to put on the Winter Blast in Campus Martius, and Ferndale’s Gay Pride Festival will be in full force this summer. But one leader has made a personal declaration of her support to the people. “I was handling up to 800 calls at a time, and that was getting tiring 12 hours a day and seven on Saturdays,” MARVIN said. “After the breakdown I had earlier this year, it’s been a struggle to keep up, and now they want me to work 24/7? You’d think with so many people out of work that they’d want to hire a few more people to help me out, but no.” Reeling in the wake of revenue sharing payment cutbacks from the state government, several Michigan municipalities are looking at drastic ways to trim exploding budget deficits. Where others are cutting services and scaling back programs, the City of Utica is lauding the opportunity to take the first step into 21st century public safety.
