I believe your thread touches on a subject that saddens me.
I apologize in advance to those who may have noticed I have been getting a bit chatty and opinionated lately. It happens with age. I’ll try to cut back in the near future.
I’ve lived in many locales in St. Mary’s County for over 50 years. I was here when the base was smaller, there were lots of watermen who owned their own waterfront property and the one murder that happened after several years shocked and gripped the area for a long time.
Now, the base is huge, the watermen are largely gone, their property sold to wealthier people and crime has risen. Growth has been massive.
The problem seems to me to be income and salary inequality. Base personal are paid way North of $85K a year. (That figure is several years old). I know of a few approaching $200K.
Take a look at this article from Kiplinger Magazine. Please note: you might have to click through a few slides to get to Lexington Park. Note also the average salary county wide.
http://www.kiplinger.com/slideshow/...onaires-live-in-america-slide-show/index.html
I pretty sure the same mag rated LP City as number 4 a few years early. We’re moving up.
You may think your salary offer is good, but even a mediocre mechanic can do better by looking around, schmoozing the right people and checking the contractors.
I’m just sayin… Let the fireworks commence. Sorry.