Comments on: Fargo or Jamestown? Balancing needs with wants http://olorinpc.com/2005/10/fargo-or-jamestown-balancing-needs-with-wants/ The website of Jakob Barnard Wed, 20 Jan 2010 13:11:47 +0000 hourly 1 By: BK http://olorinpc.com/2005/10/fargo-or-jamestown-balancing-needs-with-wants/comment-page-1/#comment-22 BK Wed, 26 Oct 2005 10:14:00 +0000 http://www.supergeekblog.com/olorinpc/?p=37#comment-22 Well yes, but only if I get to pave it over once we're done damnit! Well yes, but only if I get to pave it over once we’re done damnit!

]]> By: Jake http://olorinpc.com/2005/10/fargo-or-jamestown-balancing-needs-with-wants/comment-page-1/#comment-21 Jake Mon, 24 Oct 2005 22:01:00 +0000 http://www.supergeekblog.com/olorinpc/?p=37#comment-21 Those are some valid points, however I do belive there are some business opprotunitues in town. Those are some valid points, however I do belive there are some business opprotunitues in town.

]]> By: BK http://olorinpc.com/2005/10/fargo-or-jamestown-balancing-needs-with-wants/comment-page-1/#comment-20 BK Sun, 16 Oct 2005 17:50:00 +0000 http://www.supergeekblog.com/olorinpc/?p=37#comment-20 I'd like to add that Jamestown isn't really a great place to raise a family either for a couple good reasons. 1> Since it's losing the younger population constantly they will never encourage or attempt to provide services/play areas for children in Jamestown since senior citizens control the vote and the city budget. 2> Once again Jamestown cheaps out on it's school system and barely gets a stop-gap highschool through while passing along the old building to the middleschool when it should have been torn down (Believe me it's just as bad as our old middle school is Hastings). 3> They have no curfew in Jamestown nor do the local police do much of anything about 13 year olds biking around at 2am in the bar district (I see this happen more than you'd think). 4> Life in Jamestown focuses around the college students evening life and the bar life. There really is not a whole lot else to do, but I sure as heck wouldn't want a kid raised in this environment. 5> Of course there are basically no good jobs in Jamestown as anyone that has stuck around is highly unlikely to giveup their job until they retire/move/die since the market is so tight for jobs that pay more than $7/hr. I’d like to add that Jamestown isn’t really a great place to raise a family either for a couple good reasons.
1> Since it’s losing the younger population constantly they will never encourage or attempt to provide services/play areas for children in Jamestown since senior citizens control the vote and the city budget.

2> Once again Jamestown cheaps out on it’s school system and barely gets a stop-gap highschool through while passing along the old building to the middleschool when it should have been torn down (Believe me it’s just as bad as our old middle school is Hastings).

3> They have no curfew in Jamestown nor do the local police do much of anything about 13 year olds biking around at 2am in the bar district (I see this happen more than you’d think).

4> Life in Jamestown focuses around the college students evening life and the bar life. There really is not a whole lot else to do, but I sure as heck wouldn’t want a kid raised in this environment.

5> Of course there are basically no good jobs in Jamestown as anyone that has stuck around is highly unlikely to giveup their job until they retire/move/die since the market is so tight for jobs that pay more than $7/hr.

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