First, the good news:
The $50 million, 10-year Zilber Neighborhood Initiative to revitalize poor Milwaukee neighborhoods will expand on the south side to include three neighborhoods that are part of the Layton Boulevard West Neighbors area, Zilber Family Foundation executive director Susan Lloyd announced Thursday.
-- Georgia Pabst, JSOnline
Yes! That means we – > disclaimer< I am involved with Layton Boulevard West Neighbors – specifically on the Board of Directors – can continue all our neighborhood improvement efforts. Do you know how great this is? This is huuuge. Reaffirming to those of us who believe in the neighborhood. Those of us who live and work here, of which there are many. The bad news came in the form of a comment posted at the end of the online article:
“Might as well flushed this money down the toilet. It won't change a thing. People just don't care.
-- Gary53177”
Boy, Gary . . . talk about a buzz-kill. Seriously. People don’t care? Where’s that coming from? If people didn’t care, there would be no Layton Boulevard West Neighbors. No input from residents. No staff members who go the extra mile to try and get grant money to supplement whatever they can find underneath their sofa cushions for funding.
Oh, Gary . . . I feel sorry for you. I feel even sorrier for your kids, if you have any. What? No Santa Claus? No Easter Bunny? I suppose you gave the Tooth Fairy a pink slip.
No, Gary . . . you are wrong. People do care. I care.
