Some people might think that I am a bit nuts, but I really do not mind living in the Sheboygan County area.  There is plenty of entertaining things about Sheboygan in the news, making the Sheboygan Press always a fun read.  They have some festivals in the city during summer months that are always good for watching the people of Sheboygan.  You always wonder if the guy you’ve been watching for the last hour, stumble around, drunk out of his mind, will end up “wheeny of the week” on 105.7.

Not Kidding

With all the kidding aside, I have been around here for 30+ years now andI still look back at how the city has changed.  From a city along the beach with summer festivals that rocked, to a city with too many round a bouts and 2 Walmarts.  The crime has gone up drastically and 20 years ago, I didn’t think I would be reading about some of the things I see in the paper today.

Nice Areas in City

I have watched nice parts of the neighborhood turn to slums and also watched as the city “revitalized” downtown about 2-3 years too late.  Removing the plaza and remodeling every single “historic” building in the area was supposed to drive tourists there and increase local spending.  Well, why did they do that when the city has already begun to move outside city limits?  Nobody wants to travel that far into the city to shop at over priced stores on either street.

Shopping Centers of Sheboygan

The mall in the city has been a topic of discussion for many years.  What to do with it?  Some years it looks like it’s about to close and other years it seems like it’s the only place to shop in the County.  The tenants are paying too much and half of the stores are gone.  But what do you do with a place that huge if it were decided to shutdown?  Chinese restaurant

And of course, ask anyone about the Walmart situation in Sheboygan and you will get a laugh or people rolling their eyes.  After a hard fought whatever you call it, Walmart was finally able to put up a 2nd store in the Sheboygan area.  Nevermind that it’s right near a school and by building the Walmart, has created a round-a-bout scene straight from a horror film.  Walmart is here to say and if Walmart thinks Sheboygan needs two, then Sheboygan needs two.

In General

With an over abundance of gas stations, bars and Chinese restaurants, the city certainly has plenty of places to fill up, one way or another.  The quality of life is only good if you DO NOT live in the actual city limits.  There are gangs, yes, gangs, crime, drunks, drugs, pedophiles and of course bad judges.  With all of those things, whose to say that Sheboygan isn’t great?

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