What's new in the NE Suburbs (Roseville, St. Clair Shores, Mt. Clemens)?

Question

I'm from Roseville, but I've been in Oklahoma for about 5 years now (yes, it's terrible here). My wife and I are moving back early next year. What's changed, what's new?

Answer 1

I can't believe you would come back to Michigan. Haven't you kept up with the news? The auto industry is in turmoil, our unemployment rate is astronomical, the governor just raised our taxes over 4 percent, the businesses are vacant with for lease signs on them, one in 80 homes is in foreclosure, most of them are abandoned and vacant, more people are leaving Michigan than are coming to it, we have the lowest rate of college graduates in the country, Kwame Kilpatrick, the mayor of Detroit, just settled several lawsuits for millions of dollars because he fired a bunch of people who turned him in for doing illegal and unethical things on the city's dime, we closed one of our state crime labs and DNA testing is now backed up over six months, Detroit has the highest rate of depression and the highest rate of sexually transmitted diseases in the country -- need I go on?

We are staying here because we are lucky -- our jobs are not tied to the auto industry or to manufacturing, and we are still able to earn a living and be with our families. However, we are only one of two homeowners left on our street. Everyone else has either bailed and left town or been foreclosed upon and kicked out.

Michigan is a ghost town, and it's a very angry state right now too.

Do more research before you come here. Michigan is a disaster, and the only good thing is that you can buy a million dollar home for about half price now because real estate is so bad here.

Answer 2

clem is ever changing. always a new bar where an old one was. but that's about it for the clem
rosevillie still sucks. st clair shores is still the same.

Answer 3

There's plenty of shopping, recreation and restaurants! Otherwise, the same ol' stuff.

Answer 4

There is a new mall in Clinton Township.