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<blockquote data-quote="DavidMcmillan" data-source="post: 4235778" data-attributes="member: 11749"><p>I lived in Muskogee most of my life, until moving to OKC in 2013. It was a great place to live until around 1990-2000. The city was built by several families that for decades loved the city and invested in the city. There was a good amount of industry, etc. THEN, a new generation of those families came along and decided it was better to consume the wealth left to them instead of following the precedent of those before them. The most recent mayor did a great job of beginning a revival of the community and things were looking good. However, the new mayor, just recently elected, is one of the “Consumers”. His family, for several generations, were instrumental in many growth initiatives over the years. This fellow is nothing like that. There are many great folks living there and except for the downtown area, and area to the west of downtown, it is still a good place to live, good schools, good churches, good neighborhoods, but without some new employers, it will continue falling.</p><p></p><p>If we were to move back there, I would suggest living in Ft. Gibson.</p><p></p><p>Oh, and Carrie Underwood is from Checotah, about 15-20 miles south of Muskogee.</p><p></p><p>Tom Coburn was from Muskogee, but so was was Mike Synar.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DavidMcmillan, post: 4235778, member: 11749"] I lived in Muskogee most of my life, until moving to OKC in 2013. It was a great place to live until around 1990-2000. The city was built by several families that for decades loved the city and invested in the city. There was a good amount of industry, etc. THEN, a new generation of those families came along and decided it was better to consume the wealth left to them instead of following the precedent of those before them. The most recent mayor did a great job of beginning a revival of the community and things were looking good. However, the new mayor, just recently elected, is one of the “Consumers”. His family, for several generations, were instrumental in many growth initiatives over the years. This fellow is nothing like that. There are many great folks living there and except for the downtown area, and area to the west of downtown, it is still a good place to live, good schools, good churches, good neighborhoods, but without some new employers, it will continue falling. If we were to move back there, I would suggest living in Ft. Gibson. Oh, and Carrie Underwood is from Checotah, about 15-20 miles south of Muskogee. Tom Coburn was from Muskogee, but so was was Mike Synar. [/QUOTE]
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