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Old Posted Apr 9, 2012, 2:58 AM
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I think our downtown and core are fairly fortunate in that more jobs are finally moving in to those areas again and we have been seeing a steady uptick in new housing downtown as well. But the schools are still the Achillies Heel so to speak. There are lots of private schools in the core, but they are expensive and selective. Actually though one of the highest ranked schools in the region is near downtown, but its via lottery so living in the area is no guarantee of getting in. I think our best bet to help that situation would be for the city to create a charter school downtown, likely one centered on the Arts.

Ultimately though, I do not see the suburbs as not growing anymore. Especially here since our outer suburbs are still not that far out as compared to other cities and commute times average 15 minutes.
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