Woonsocket Slumlordism

Poverty isn't a crime, SLUMLORDISM is! The slumlords are the true culprits responsible for taking down the East School Street neighborhood of the city of Woonsocket. They turn a blind eye living in their waterfront homes while up here the quality of our lives rapidly deteriorates. You don't want to rent an apartment here! It's so noisy you can't open your windows in Spring Summer or Fall, you can't walk on the sidewalk it's covered in dog feces. There are ferocious pitbulls everywhere. The streets are pitch black at night. There's always something strange going on in the back of all of the neighborhood garages. People fill their porches with garbage, leave their dogs out to poop and pee on porches, or urinate off of them themselves. Yes we've seen it from our living room. People hang their laundry over the porch railings and the chain link fences creating a real slummy effect for all those driving down East School and Rathbun Street.

Mayor Susan Menard was really good at nipping these sorts of things in the bud. She wasn't afraid to tackle the issues of noise, drug dealing, prostitution, and shabby looking streets. She made a huge display of busting the drug neighborhoods and tackling the slumlords responsible. She understood the importance of good aesthetics in our city. She got reelected every year.

Come back Susan! Save our city!