Byline: Raymond Wieczorek

Thirty years later, Manchester is again at the crossroads. People are increasingly questioning whether our better days are behind us or if this city is worth fighting for. Young families increasingly choose the suburbs rather than living in Manchester and much of the economic growth that has incurred in the region is happening in towns like Bedford, Derry and Londonderry rather than in our city. Crime is becoming commonplace, homelessness an excepted part of city life, drug abuse all too familiar to our citizens, and everywhere in the city we are beginning to see declining neighborhoods and a lack of community spirit. Simply put, we need a change of leadership at City Hall.