That's really what's driving me, I want a big yard for my dog to run around and play in and a safe neighborhood to take walks in!

That's been the strategy here too - bulldoze the camps and send them off into the night. They tried building an addon to a homeless shelter south of downtown, the people protested and it got nixed. Like I said I've been here for over 11 years, it's always existed. But recently I've been assaulted, my dog has been hurt, and it's just time for a change.

This is absolutely a po-dunk town, but with bigger city problems. It's not an escape from what you're living in.

We're the 3rd largest city in the state, after KC and St Louis. And with that, comes those same issues, just on a smaller scale.

I saw recently that Jonesboro, Arkansas, which isn't that far away, passed a ballot measure to cut library funding based on the library's actions. So messed up. https://www.kait8.com/2022/11/09/proposal-cut-funding-jonesboro-library-approved/

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THIS.

JFK wasn't talking about JOBS.

Did you have your search engine set on a set price range? Because I'm sure stl and KC can get much pricier.

Yes! Vary soon, and their brisket...🥲

Ugh, I feel like you could copy / paste those descriptors across many of the large and even medium-sized cities across the country. I really don't want to live in like a po-dunk town but if they're safe and affordable I guess that's what I'll have to look into it.

Thanks for the info

Soon we'll have Buccee's wall of jerky!

True. Just be wary. Today alone: a Walmart greeter was assaulted by a shoplifter. Different Walmart, I personally witnessed a fistfight in the parking lot and no one was phased. Same Walmart where a minimum of 1 dead body is discovered per year. I've been followed home, harassed, and my car broken into twice. Springfield is the poorest city in the state. Be informed and try to stay on the south side of town.

move to Michigan, Oregon, or Minnesota, or possibly Montana tbh. because they casted for the movie idiocracy here and there's no getting around it.

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yeahhh unfortunately

and 💗METH💗

Poverty is rampant here...it's what drives the high property crime rate, contributes to one of the highest violemt crime rates in the US.

Few city services, poor infrastructure, extremely limited entertainment.

Horrible law enforcement.

https://www.ky3.com/2022/12/06/based-household-income-home-values-springfield-is-poorest-city-missouri/

https://fox2now.com/news/missouri/three-missouri-cities-in-top-ten-for-most-violent-crime-rate-in-u-s/

https://www.thecentersquare.com/missouri/springfield-has-highest-property-crime-rate-among-missouri-cities/article_6865e8b6-cbbc-11ea-b0ff-8b10de5b9490.html

whelp either way welcome to Meth-Ville

It’s a screening process not future telling. It deters/prevents some drug using applicants while also giving a possible work comp insurance discount. Cute selfie though “🔮🤪”

It's just me & my dog, I work from home so I could really go anywhere, I was looking at all the various Springfield's across the states and this one looked nice.

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Thanks for the replies. I live just about as far away from downtown as you can while still staying in the city of Seattle but even so it's reached a tipping point. They are in the park, they are outside every store. They barricade the bus stops to do drugs at. My dog has gotten glass in his foot from the trash they leave everywhere. They burned a cart full of shit nearby and it melted the powerline above, AND it was right next to a big gas/electrical box thing. I've come outside to find them using the power outlet on the side of my house.

I'm not looking for Mayberry, but I want to be able to walk my dog without have to dodge broken glass and needles.

You might reach out to The Connecting Grounds. (If you're gonna be homeless, you should know them anyway.) Sometimes they are able to arrange fosters or care arrangements for pets of people who are experiencing homelessness.

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