ARE LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES SUFFERING FROM DYSLEXIA?
Try to imagine a pleasant waterfront town. Quiet and quaint, this town has pretty ocean views. The homes do not belong to the rich and famous, but rather to simple, hardworking individuals living the great American dream. Now picture Grandma Betty, a little old lady who is fragile, weak, and donning a floral apron. Imagine her home: small, simple, sparse, yet kempt. She has lived in that home all her life, knows all the neighbors, their children, and even their grandchildren. It is the only place she has ever called home. She was born there, and hopes to die there. Yet others have different plans for Grandma Betty’s home. The town in which she lives is suffering from budget woes. There are too many new students flooding the existing schools, and the local roads-suffering from dangerous potholes-have not been repaved in decades. If the above depiction was successful, you have undoubtedly reached one conclusion as to the fate of Betty’s home. Despite it being the only place she has ever
