I’ll take that red stripe though. Of course, after you hear what I have to say, you might wanna keep your money. While I don’t agree with Mansfield on everything, at least he has the stones to say something. Most of the Collinwood residents I’ve met in the past several months aren’t very vocal. As for anyone challenging Polensek, I’m pretty sure no one has mounted a serious campaign against him. One last note, it’s probably a good thing the city is delaying the rec center. If you talk to any of the “black kids, white kids, Latino kids, Asian kids or Native American kids” in the neighborhood, they’ll tell you that they probably won’t hang out at the rec center, because it “ain’t cool”:
Where is the rec center that was promised to the Collinwood neighborhood years ago? Where are the after school activities? When kids have nothing constructive to do, some become destructive. While personal responsibility should govern every young person’s actions, they are more likely to make constructive choices when there are more constructive options are available…
