tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9827454.post3579990361830543434..comments2023-10-23T12:23:54.134-05:00Comments on Larry James' Urban Daily: Housing--DetroitLarry Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06124477733714017000noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9827454.post-28863098382390298082011-04-28T07:22:26.225-05:002011-04-28T07:22:26.225-05:00Anon 10:49, such compassion.Anon 10:49, such compassion.Larry Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06124477733714017000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9827454.post-66168952473496008562011-04-27T22:49:42.688-05:002011-04-27T22:49:42.688-05:00One evening as the sun went down
And the jungle fi...One evening as the sun went down<br />And the jungle fires were burning,<br />Down the track came a hobo hiking,<br />And he said, "Boys, I'm not turning<br />I'm headed for a land that's far away<br />Besides the crystal fountains<br />So come with me, we'll go and see<br />The Big Rock Candy Mountains<br /><br />In the Big Rock Candy Mountains,<br />There's a land that's fair and bright,<br />Where the handouts grow on bushes<br />And you sleep out every night.<br />Where the boxcars all are empty<br />And the sun shines every day<br />And the birds and the bees<br />And the cigarette trees<br />The lemonade springs<br />Where the bluebird sings<br />In the Big Rock Candy Mountains.<br /><br />In the Big Rock Candy Mountains<br />All the cops have wooden legs<br />And the bulldogs all have rubber teeth<br />And the hens lay soft-boiled eggs<br />The farmers' trees are full of fruit<br />And the barns are full of hay<br />Oh I'm bound to go<br />Where there ain't no snow<br />Where the rain don't fall<br />The winds don't blow<br />In the Big Rock Candy Mountains.<br /><br />In the Big Rock Candy Mountains<br />You never change your socks<br />And the little streams of alcohol<br />Come trickling down the rocks<br />The brakemen have to tip their hats<br />And the railway bulls are blind<br />There's a lake of stew<br />And of whiskey too<br />You can paddle all around it<br />In a big canoe<br />In the Big Rock Candy Mountains<br /><br />In the Big Rock Candy Mountains,<br />The jails are made of tin.<br />And you can walk right out again,<br />As soon as you are in.<br />There ain't no short-handled shovels,<br />No axes, saws nor picks,<br />I'm bound to stay<br />Where you sleep all day,<br />Where they hung the jerk<br />That invented work<br />In the Big Rock Candy Mountains.<br />....<br />I'll see you all this coming fall<br />In the Big Rock Candy MountainsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9827454.post-42354151162574023012011-04-27T20:11:19.348-05:002011-04-27T20:11:19.348-05:00Negative-Anon:
If you're right, that sounds l...Negative-Anon:<br /><br />If you're right, that sounds like a solid public-private partnership and like a great use of tax dollars to me!<br /><br />Ken<br />DallasAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9827454.post-56583691072751552252011-04-27T18:31:13.941-05:002011-04-27T18:31:13.941-05:00I think, ultimately, the vast majority of funding ...I think, ultimately, the vast majority of funding for this project came from federal, state, and local taxes. Here is the Neighborhood Service Organization budget for FY 2009:<br /><br />State of Michigan 1,578,371 6%<br />Detroit-Wayne<br />County Community<br />Mental Health A gency 10,806,531 43%<br />Oakland County<br />Community Mental<br />Health A uthority 952,293 <br />City of Detroit 808,803 3%<br />Consumer Link<br />Network, Inc. 4,454,158 18%<br />CareLink<br />Network, Inc. 3,127,256 13%<br />United Way for<br />Southeastern Michigan 768,408 3%<br />Other Grants<br />and Contracts 2,494,434 10%<br />Total Annual Budget $24,990,254 100%Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9827454.post-19126245670075073592011-04-27T10:11:23.452-05:002011-04-27T10:11:23.452-05:00Projects like this just make sense, and in the lon...Projects like this just make sense, and in the long run probably save money.rcorumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02276694547675544067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9827454.post-85811398272236919692011-04-27T08:53:59.076-05:002011-04-27T08:53:59.076-05:00Yes, and I hope to visit this project later this y...Yes, and I hope to visit this project later this year.Larry Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06124477733714017000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9827454.post-23286012714634047592011-04-27T08:25:34.645-05:002011-04-27T08:25:34.645-05:00I'm very excited to see this happening in the ...I'm very excited to see this happening in the city I love!Jeff Slaterhttp://jeffslater.netnoreply@blogger.com