lauramoncur wrote:

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ghetto?

I don't think that word means what you think it means:

ghetto (n.) an impoverished, neglected, or otherwise disadvantaged residential area of a city, usually troubled by a disproportionately large amount of crime.

Gosh Laura, since I only majored in Education, and had the opportunity to teach some of those impoverished kids, I would not have known that had you not brought it to my attention. I believe signing up for word of the day is in order so I don't languish in vocabulary ignorance.

Lets see
impoverished; 8 evictions in 4 years for the homes surrounding me. Dead abandon cars owners can't afford to have towed. Piles of old furniture and TV's left on lawns and driveways for weeks as they are too lazy and don't have the funds to haul away.
neglected; Hhmm, guess you have to see it to believe it. I have more than enough photos of dead landscape,over grown grass, trees, weeds, etc,etc. I've been waiting four years for the columns and trim on the house across the street to be painted, still builder primer. I have 4 years of photos I'd be happy to share. The HOA has copies of all of them.
Crime; yup, have that too. Breaking and entering, theft, vandalism, visible drug use, and my all time favorite physical threats to residents.

It's great you love your little piece of Daybreak. But it's best to see the big picture before leveling judgment. In fact today would be a great day to visit our little end of Daybreak, commonly refered to as the "trailer park". The Green Court up the street is holding a yard sale and you can watch it from the couch somebody dumped by the mailbox down the street. The HOA took a picture, didn't talk to the residents or tell them to pack it up since it's against the rules. But I'm sure they will send a stern letter in the next few weeks after the people move.

As for Eastlake, change is on the horizon for that area. Kennecott, not our HOA, is spending thousands of dollars to keep abandon properties in order, planting flowers, and pulling weeds in parks. That money and care goes away when the temple open house is over.

Kennecott over sold Founders Village to investors, did not enforce the rules, did not take responsibility for the outcome, ruined our property value and now won't enforce compliance until a house is sold. They changed the enforcement rules just for our Village. Last time I checked, Founders was still part of Daybreak.

I'm sure the view from your front window or yard is just beautiful. How about exchanging lot's for a couple weeks and we will revisit your thoughts about our lovely community.