I am glad to see this issue addressed on this list. As the director of the Stevens Square Community Organization, I worked with many neighborhood residents to research the possible impact that the Lydia House proposal would have on the neighborhood.
Specifically to answer Greg's question: the 16 supportive housing facilities that are within 1/4 mile of 1920 LaSalle include "community correctional facilities, community residential facilities, inebriate housing, motels and overnight shelters", according to the city's ordinance. Specifically, they are: Norpol Residence - 1921 First Ave South Nu-Way House - 2200 First Ave South City of Lakes Transitional Care Center -- 110 East 18th Street Children's Residential Treatment Center - 143 East 19th St 180 Degrees, Inc - 236 Clifton Nancy Paige Program - 245 Clifton Bristol Place - 209 Groveland Deputat - 2304 Pillsbury REM - Pillsbury, Inc - 2311 Pillsbury Home Away for Girls - 2119 Pleasant Home Away for Boys - 2219 Pleasant Oak Grove Resident Treatment - 131 Oak Grove Street Bristol Place - 202 Ridgewood Bristol Place - 335 Ridgewood Bristol Place - 400 Ridgewood Bristol Place - 412 Ridgewood Maria House (Bristol) - 420 Ridgewood Stevens House - 1928 Stevens (This list includes 18 -- I think there are two that are on the outer limits of the 1/4 mile -- is it as the crow flies, or as one walks, etc. This list came from the planning department -- I think the data is a few years old.) I don't know about all of these, but the ones I know include homes for developmentally challenged, mentally ill, chemically dependent, and juveniles in treatment. It does not include some scattered site supportive housing units or other assisted housing for formerly homeless low income people. Also, if you were to see a map of all the supportive housing facilities in the city of Minneapolis, you would see that there are many more within the Stevens Square-Loring Heights, Whittier and Phillips neighborhoods that are just beyond the 1/4 mile boundary. The need for this type of housing is great. As is the need to place it throughout the city -- like my home neighborhood of Seward! Cara Letofsky Seward resident Gregory Luce wrote: > Paul Lohman: > > For those who may not be familiar with the proposed project, Plymouth Church is >proposing to convert the former LaSalle Nursing Home into a 40-unit residence of >supportive housing. On the surface, of course, is sounds like a wonderful project, >and it is, except for the fact that there are 16 such group facilities within a >quarter mile. > ______ > > GDL: I simply need more information here. What exactly are the 16 such group >facilities that are within a quarter mile? Are they all 40 unit residences with >supportive housing? I ask this genuinely, not provocatively. > > Also, toward the end of Mr. Lohman's post, he makes, I believe, a reference to the >units demolished as part of the Hollman consent decree. Those were not "supportive >housing" units--they were simply affordable for low-income residents. I hope the >antipathy toward "supportive housing" does not equate to antipathy toward affordable >housing, though that has often been the case. > > Gregory Luce > N. Phillips > > North Phillips Press is a publication of Project 504, > a housing related neighborhood organization based in > the Phillips neighborhood. > _______________________________________ > Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy > Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: > http://e-democracy.org/mpls _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
