A sad thought is that corruption and mismanagement of taxpayer dollars are driving these good people out of town, leaving this city with a lot of people bleeding off, instead of giving to, our city. Nevertheless, our future could be very bright with the right people at the helm. I can envision a trolley or a monorail running along the shore to a shopping district in the center of West Haven. Theaters and entertainment, an old mainstay of the city, could bring her back anew. West Haven was also an industrial town.
Industrial jobs create a decent wage and pay taxes.
These jobs made an underclass a middle class. As for the present-day West Haven, Sunday picnics with the kids at Painter Park. And nothing beats a cup of coffee with my wife on a Saturday night at Oak Street in my '51 Chevy, listening to oldies, waiting for the submarine races to start. Tim Wrightington is the publisher of the West Haven Bully-tin. Inc. All rights reserved.