They are redoing that shopping area there on Union and Constituion. I'm not sure what all is going to happen to it, but they moved the driveup coffed shop to more in the center because they are going something to the closest area to the street, they have remodeled the strip of stores facing Union and they have the northwest corner of the parking lot all tore up. They are also re-doing Union! Yeah! Its about time. That was getting like a jeep road.
The grass has really taken a beating the last 4 years with us being on water restrictions. This year the restrition was lifted, but they also changed the water rate to a block system, which the first 1000 cu ft is not that bad, but 2nd 1000 is mediocre priced and if you go over that, watch out. If you water your yard properly, on would go into this 3rd block, so most people said the heck with watering. Rent and home prices have soared that one can barely make the home payment, groceries, insurance, basic utilities, let alone make home improvements. I can't believe how expensive "flowers" have gotten. I use to plant tons of them, but now what I use to pay for some little plants is about 4 times what they use to be.
Your old neighborhood has quite a few elderly and they live on such a limited income, let alone are able to do yard maintenance.
