Comment: Your excuses are noted.

Calm down, I'm not saying any city is perfect. I'm only comparing CO Springs now to then, and pointing out that the city has taken a nosedive over the past 20 years...

1. The Springs used to have some of the best water in the US (hence the name), now its been polluted.
2. The Springs used to be safe at night. Now there are areas that I wouldn't even want my daughter to drive through. No-go parts of the city look more like Pueblo than CO Springs.
3. Beggars? CO Springs had none (or nearly none) back then. Now they're everywhere and so damn aggressive... Yes, this is not unique to CO Springs, but still a serious problem that is not even being addressed.

Maybe you cant remember or just weren't around back then, but these are simple facts.