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07-25-2006, 02:54 PM
[url:e733b]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saginaw%2C_Michigan[/url:e733b]
"Once vibrant, the downtown area has been in decline in recent years and presently struggles with an elevated crime rate. As of early 2006, the City has seen a large increase in criminal shootings. The City's budget woes and a disfunctional police/union and police racial/political relationship are widely blamed."
"The economic conditions of the City of Saginaw make up another significant area of concern. The decline of manufacturing has resulted in high rates of unemployment. There has been a decline in the values of properties in the city, which has shrunk the amount the city is able to collect through property taxes. Saginaw has experienced a significant rate of crime activity while at the same time being forced to decrease the size of its police department. Overall, the number of employees and size and scope of city government is now nearly half of its level during the 1970s."
That about sums it up.
Noteables:
Stevie Wonder, musician
Serena Williams, tennis player
Jason Richardson, NBA
Kenyon Martin, NBA
Anthony Roberson, SEC freshman of the year
Robert G. Heft, designer of current American flag
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