The downtown improvements, new sidewalks, cemetery improvements, more road resurfacing, a full-time recreation department, a huge civic center and a performing arts center are all part of the package residents get while paying less in property taxes and less in utility bills than any other place in the county. Our library is tops in the county, our animal control program is well-established, we have our own police and fire departments and maintain an independent school system. And Commerce has reserve funds to meet future needs. No one likes to pay taxes or utility bills, but at least Commerce residents have the satisfaction of knowing their rates are lower than anyone else in the area. Citizens of Commerce get more for their money.
Commerce is a good buy.
To Skip Annual Mall Shopping Trip Christmas shopping ain't what it used to be. I'm just not up to it any more. My father was not one who suffered crowds and lines. At least not silently. Nor did he enjoy the challenge of beating 100 other motorists searching for the only vacant parking place in a 10,000-car mall parking lot.