We can't buy them. We need fire trucks and more men. We can't do it. The streets have been neglected. Our roads are in terrible shape.
Infrastructure is old.
The aesthetics of the downtown area have deteriorated. Statewide, the population has increased 18 percent since 1990. But the city of Galveston's population has remained constant, going from 59,324 in 1990 to an estimated 59,518 in 1999. During the same period of time, the metropolitan area, which includes all of Galveston County, increased 14 percent from 217,399 to 247,932. The 1,486-passenger ship began cruises out of Galveston to Mexico last month.