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Quincy Center still down and out
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– News and commentary from elsewhere covered by Quincy Quarry News
In a piece of arguably old news as far as honest locals are concerned, a survey ranked Quincy at number nine on a list of the ten worst Boston suburbs.
The total number of communities reviewed in this survey was thirty-four and where those within the Route 128/93 beltway.
Diss my city, diss me
An old Facebook photo
While admittedly, any set of ranking of criteria are open to criticism – for example, most any of those those promulgated by Quincy’s City Hall – this survey’s selection criteria were adequately sound as well as then determined per government census data, Bureau of Labor Statistics data and Sperling’s Best Places.
- Spending per student in local public schools
- Employment rates
- Median income
- Population density (the assumption: things available to do)
- Home prices
Again, the criteria used are all perfectly reasonable ones to use.
While it not a surprise that Revere came in as the worst Boston suburb, it was a bit of a surprise in the Quincy Quarry newsroom that Stoneham came in second.
Similarly a bit of surprise was that Chelsea came in tied at only the sixth worst Boston suburb.
The biggest surprise of all, however, was that tenth worst ranked Saugus came in less bad than ninth worst-ranked Quincy.
Understandably frustrated locals looking for work
A Quincy Quarry News file photo
Really, Saugus ranked less bad than Quincy?
Ouch.
Key to the Q ending up ranked worse than Saugus was Quincy’s higher local unemployment rate.
Also note that Quincy was the only south of Boston suburban community to rank among the ten worst.
Again, read it here and weep.
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One of the biggest issues in my mind is the Chair of the local zoning board. First he denies a Dunkin’ drive thru at Furnace Brook and Adams that would have had off an street drive up line for a dozen cars and then says jamming 32 condos in near Star Market on Granite is a good idea. Then again, the condos have Peter O’s backing so we know it’s on the up and up.
Bottoms up Marty, have another!!!
When are people going to wake up and start taking notice about what’s happening here in Quincy? We soon will be taxed right out of out city thanks to the great and powerful Emperor K and his minions. When are people going to see that we all will be soon looking to live elsewhere? Oh, and the financial stress put on the “poor” favored contractors is, well, a joch.