Lubbock Positives

Published: Thursday, April 12, 2001

We need to think positive about our city, mainly because we have a lot of good things going for us.

It is too bad that so many only think of the negative things. Possibly this is because they never lived anywhere else.

Let's list some of the good things:

1. Alleys with Dumpsters and a first-rate sanitary division.

2. Recycling dropoff locations that are accessible.

3. A functioning city engineering department.

4. A first-rate police department and fire department with qualified and honest personnel.

5. A City Council that helped get an interim playa pumping system set up and pursuing two gravity overflow systems.

6. Nice parks and a good park department.

7. Funeral service escort system.

8. A street department that responds and repairs and sweeps streets.

9. Two competitive power systems that respond as soon as possible to power and street light repairs.

10. Committees and advisory boards to help citizens with communications and responsive investigations for a council who listens.

P.S. There are many more. Let the negatives know about these so they can rest better.