Sylvain wrote:
FLAV8R wrote:

You can clearly see the new prison in place of the old airport and also
displaced


out of curiosity, what is the impact on a neighborhood of having a
prison nearby? I mean, (i) it is not as if the new residents are seen
too often; (ii) there might be some positive downfall for the community,
such as new taxes (iii) and (I have no idea what I am talking about here,
bear with me) there might be some political advantage to having a larger
headcount without much of a downside (in addition to not being seen,
they won't be voting or having any influence on how said community is
run).

--Sylvain

Usually prisons as government entities do not pay taxes. Property
values drop way down near prisons.

Margy