tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-693256921060044086.post583606138918043691..comments2024-03-28T13:11:43.470-07:00Comments on Elk Grove News.net: Build it and they will come; but what if they’re already coming? The Old Town Elk Grove pavilion project sans rail passenger platformUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-693256921060044086.post-41163678891820281192019-06-21T19:10:51.755-07:002019-06-21T19:10:51.755-07:00Mr. Monasky, thank you for your thoughtful comment...Mr. Monasky, thank you for your thoughtful commentary.<br /><br />It is admirable that you would suggest more citizen involvement and city government transparency. However, I would contend that the typical Elk Grove resident does not associate themselves to a civic purpose, nor is interested in more civic involvement.<br /><br />Like a massive jigsaw puzzle, Elk Grove is made up of many neighborhood "pieces", and within each neighborhood are residents whose primary concern is their personal well-being and property values. Propose a hospital, Catholic church, tattoo parlor, or a Walmart, and those nearby jigsaw pieces will come unglued. <br /><br />Outside of their regular activities of comfort food delights, essential shopping, and family sports activities, the typical Elk Grovian could care less who the Mayor is, where City Hall is located, and sure has no reason to travel the few congested east-west thoroughfares to visit Old Town on the "poor side of town".<br /><br />Who are these typical Elk Grovians? For starters, the majority with the highest levels of disposable income are employed in the public sector, insulated from the economic peaks and valleys of the private sectors. Then there are the large multi-generational families fleeing the Bay Area as renters, and now purchasing their first home in the Grove. Big, affordable, and just a long, long commute away to work each day--but living the American dream.<br /><br />Mr. Monasky, the typical Elk Grovian could care less about the issues you mention. The government families will probably cash out when they retire and move. The large multi-generational families will need to keep raising new family members to keep the monthly cash flow healthy as the older family members pass on. But one thing is clear--leave their neighborhoods alone!D.J. Blutarskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09529518197945699750noreply@blogger.com