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Shaquita Roach (Photo from Detroit News video)
For some the thought of moving from the city to the suburbs brings a feeling of hope and optimism.
But in south Warren, some are having their doubts.
Shaquita Roach moved from Detroit to south Warren 11 years ago and rented an apartment with a friend, Nicquel Terry writes in The Detroit News Roach later got her own place, the article continues:
Today, the single mother of three says she is nearly at her wits’ end with the deteriorating neighborhood. She’s lived in one apartment and two houses with her children, suffered everything from mold to bed bugs and recently learned her rental home was foreclosed and its water was shut off. She paid to have the water restored but is looking for another place to live. There’s also more traffic and loiterers, Roach said, and many buildings are now abandoned.
“My overall experience has been completely terrible,” said Roach, 30, a waitress at Warren Kabob restaurant on Van Dyke. “It’s like the area is going down.”
The area is beset by crime, poverty, unkempt rental homes and vacant or aging storefronts, The News says.
Mayor James Fouts admits the area has been neglected and has plans to put a police satellite station there, the News reports. He said the presence of municipal buildings would help attract more people to the area.
