Iam writing this letter on behalf of me and several of my friends. We moved here about four years ago, and seemed to be a nice city. we obtained very good jobs. But now its not such a nice city at all. Its a very dirty city, bums and druggies everywhere, either sleeping on the streets or constantly asking for money. i came here with high hopes of living in a great city and having a great future and now iam not so sure. Housing is so expensive and rent is just as bad. The roads are yet to be desired. The snow removal is the worse i ever seen in any city i have been in before. Also whats with all the cameras on every corner. My first year here i had approx one thousand dollars worth of tickets, never realizing there were cameras and didnt receive anything in the mail. Then go get my stickers for my vehicle and i couldnt afford to pay that about all at one time. The registry office said nothing they can do, so i was without a vehicle for a while. Also i like to add that the yellowhead iam assuming thats the trans Canada highway, thats a disgrace to be a Canadian highway, And should be taken off the map. As for the mayor, why anyone elected him to be mayor is beyond me .Well as it goes for anyone is politics they do nothing for the public but get a paycheck from the taxpayers for the rest of there life. So as for me and my friends we decided we had enough of edmonton, so we move to sherwood park and that place is just as bad. EX..snow removal, cameras, rude, stuck up racist people. As for the garbage, one bin per pickup, and if the lid isnt quit closed they wont take it, as for trying to get a extra bin, a expensive deposit is required and a monthy fee is charged. So i make a call to get the monthly garbage fee off my bill and and dispose of my garbage on my own and apparently its a mandatory fee, , what a joke, , , , Well thats enough from me, , , I dont expect a reply back, or anything to be done, but think about all the other people in the city thinking the same thing. O and one more thing closing that airport is the most stupidest thing ever, and put housing there right by the so called trans Canada highway. Well as soon as i get a transfer out of this province iam gone.