RUNAWAY

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1/5 rating details
  • Neighborly Spirit 1/5
  • Safe & Sound 1/5
  • Clean & Green 1/5
  • Pest Free 1/5
  • Peace & Quiet 1/5
  • Eating Out 1/5
  • Nightlife 1/5
  • Parks & Recreation 2/5
  • Shopping Options 1/5
  • Gym & Fitness 1/5
  • Internet Access 1/5
  • Lack of Traffic 1/5
  • Cost of Living 1/5
  • Resale or Rental Value 1/5
  • Public Transport 1/5
  • Medical Facilities 1/5
  • Schools 3/5
  • Childcare 1/5
Just now

"RUN AWAY THIS IS A TOWN ON A DOWNWARD SPIN"

THERE ARE MANY REPO HOUSES THAT ARE NOT SELLING ALONG THIS STREET AND IN THE SUBS IT LEADS TO. THE NOISE FROM THE FREEWAY THAT RUNS RIGHT THROUGH THE CENTER OF THIS TOWN IS BAD ALL YEAR AND IN THE SUMMER A NEAR BY RACE TRACK CAN BE HEARD ON WEEK NIGHTS TILL 12AM AND LONGER. THE PLANES FROM THE NEAR BY AIRPORT HAVE A HOLDING PATTERN OVER HEAD SO THEIR IS NEVER A TRULY QUIET SKY. THE ROAD IS IN SUCH BAD SHAPE TO THE WEST OF MY HOUSE THAT IT IS CALLED "BERUIT BLVD" BY MOST LOCALS. THE LOCAL STONE QUARRY RATTLES EVERY HOUSE IN SOUTH ROCKWOOD AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH WHEN THEY BLAST. THE SEWER WAS RUNNING OVER ALOWED VOLUMS YEARS AGO AND THE LOCAL GOVERMENT ALOWED AN APARTMENT COMPLEX THAT DOUBLED THE NUMBER OF RESIDENTS IN ONE YEAR. I NOW NOTICE LOWER WATER PRESSURE IN MY HOUSE DURING PEEK USE TIMES. THIS WAS NOT A BAD PLACE TO LIVE YEARS AGO BUT RISING TAXES, URBAN SPRAWL AND THE LACK OF ANY REAL PLANING (ALOWING AN APARTMENT COMPLEX RIGHT NEXT TO A QUARRY OPERATION) HAS LEFT THIS ONCE LITTLE TOWN IN A BAD WAY.. RUN AWAY IF YOU CAN!!!! THIS TOWNS TAXES WILL HAVE TO SKY ROCKET IF THEY PLAN TO ADDRESS ANY OF THESE CRITICAL INFUSTRUCTURE PROBLEMS AND IF THEY ARE NOT ADRESSED I JUST SEE MORE MOUNTING PROBLEMS. I DON'T RECOMMEND THIS TOWN TO ANYONE AND I LIVE THERE.

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