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Lake City Low Income Housing Design Review Meeting
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Why I'm Moving
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This is the reason I'm moving in Feb. when my lease is up. I live at Solara and they just built the McDermott building on 33rd which will house a food bank and offer medical care for homeless folks. There is already a low income housing unit on the same street close to 125th and now they are proposing yet another one. One entire side of 33rd Ave will be nothing but section 8. Lake City is turning into the projects. Good businesses will be run out of the neighborhood and the crackhead infestation from north of 145th will move further south. What a joke! I'm glad I only have a few more months in this rat trap! |
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Doobie
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RE: Why I'm Moving
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While I'm as sympathetic to housing difficulties a the next guy, probably more, it does seem like the density of low-income housing in Lake City is reaching maximum. It may be time for some other neighborhoods to start doing their fair share. Maybe Magnolia, for instance. Or Laurelhurst, even better. Let Jeannie Hale fight that instead of screwing sick kids. |
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biliruben
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Sorry you feel that way
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Although the North End does have some public and low-income housing, people in Rainier Valley believe that too much is being pushed on them. If you see homeless people in Lake City, which I'm sure you do, why would you begrudge them a roof over their heads, and less begging in our streets? Sec. 8 is a voucher program that supplements rent for mothers and people with disabilities, for example. Social Security pays just $710 a month--clearly not enough to pay rent and live on, so public housing is necessary for survival. People with disabilities often make very good neighbors and they certainly aren't out to do you any harm, like my friend who is allergic to pollutants in the air here. Addicts are specifically excluded from public housing. Your stereotypes are getting in the way. Why not wait a bit and volunteer at the food bank to meet your neighbors who have fallen on hard times? Fortunately, the new Mini Cooper car dealership on Lake City Way is betting you are wrong. |
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Sarajane46th
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RE: Sorry you feel that way
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I have no problem with folks who need help. Unfortunately a lot of those people get pushed out for riff raff and two bit criminals. I believe that the first tenants of the McDermott building will be fine folks, but as situations change and time passes, more and more thugs will move in. A lot of folks who are using section 8 are people who have no desire to stop letting the government and myself (I'm a tax payer) pay the bills for them. I've lived in a lot of places in this country and 1 think that never changes is section 8. It starts off fine at first and then "lifers" take over and usually destroy a property. I've seen it time and time again. Eventually Lake City will be a place to avoid like the plague. As far as the Mini Cooper dealership, they aren't banking on these folks to jump start and keep their business afloat. Once more low income houses move in, they'll be sorry they opened the new car lot in Lake City. Give it 3 years and it will be closed! |
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