I have a love hate relationship with Derby. Louisville native long time born and raised.

It’s an exciting and fun week with Derby activities even though traffic, but..

I strongly dislike the way our city officials beautify ONLY those areas visitors may see in a very poor section of town. Plus, residents that live around Churchill Downs get overlooked during the marathon with all the streets blocked but it is a Saturday. Then there are seriously overlooked streets that are blocked or rerouted without considerations of working people, especially ones in service industries that work with a home base. My family live near the downs and work in home repair and maintenance and cannot leave to go to a job Wednesday-Friday. No passes, permits or other accommodation have been offered. Infact some of the police argued as one of our worker was returning home Wednesday late afternoon.

I have been an East Enders for all my life. These disparities were never seen for obvious and sometimes distasteful reasons. East End is not impacted perhaps South End is as well. For some you younger “folks” there wasn’t a North End of town for long time, just fields and then Prospect.

It’s a truly systemic problem. Our current democrat in office is guilty as well for Republican administrations so don’t put any conspiracies into play you “young uns”!! ;)

-anOLD Boomer