Mor_Tearach t1_j0bdyut wrote
Reply to comment by DonBoy30 in Jim Thorpe councilmember concerned over roommate zoning ordinance which would prevent people from living with unrelated roommates by saintofhate
It's why a ton of formerly nice old towns have very ( very ) few young people left. They move away, educated or not because those towns become kinda ' ruled ' by a few rich old guys passing nutso ordinances .
One near us ( shall remain unnamed ) has some insane curfew, kids can't be out- as in walking on the dam sidewalk much less hanging out anywhere public after I think 9 ? May be 8 ? And please no one reply " But drugs! " " But vandalism! ". Drugs are there, of course they are- because simply everythingggg that used to keep kids engaged and positive has closed. Dealers know that- and happily provide a solution to depressed young people with almost no hope it's going to get better. The ones who can get out leave.
Place looks like a movie set, " cue deserted street in rapidly fading historic coal town ". After the apocalypse.
DonBoy30 t1_j0bmy1i wrote
yea, it seems like municipal politics are almost exclusively ran by the greedy car dealership owner trope, or the motivated scout master dad who has no understanding of how government works.
Mor_Tearach t1_j0gravw wrote
Who are also somehow elected to the school board for decades- not sure a lot of us understand how much power are gifted school districts. It's pretty crazy.
Had one state rep office ( which shall remain nameless ) tell us " Basically school districts are like little kingdoms, they can do anything they want ". Found that to be true.
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