I am opening up this blog to voice my concern over the recent knowledge that the Morton Chamber of Commerce has decided that the answer to Morton's economic challenges is to have the state build a correctional facility on property very close to the town of Morton. I have always thought that the town of Morton had some great qualities and that someday this town would turn around and show amazing resiliency and progress. After hearing about the prospect of a prison in our community, my hopes and dreams for this community are being clouded with doubt. I cannot imagine that someday our community could be described as " Where's Morton? Oh yea
that's where the prison is." Instead of, "Morton that great little town at the gateway to Mt Rainier!"
If you also have concerns, please check this site often. I hope we can get a great discussion going. I will also post relevant information about how the prison system has affected other rural communities.
Click
here for a very informative article on the prison is rural California and how it made its impact.
