Paul Lohman writes: > First of all "control" is the wrong word to use as neighborhood > organizations don't have "control." We simply provide an > opinion. "Control" lies, as Mr. Lambie seems to desire, at the City > level. But I would like to say a few words about the Boulevard project in > Lynnhurst. There was considerable support for the project from within > Lynnhurst and from the surrounding neighborhoods as well. Yes there was <snip> > I was quite heartened though by the strong support in Lynnhurst for > affordable housing. There is now a quite active group of neighbors in SW > Mpls looking into housing issues and seeking to find ways to become > active. <more snip> So to answer Paul Lambie's question, I can tell you that there are many > people in SW Mpls who welcome affordable housing options and developments > in our neighborhoods. And you can count me among that group.
I want to second Paul's post from a next-door south Minneapolis neighborhood. As list members may remember, the Kingfield neighborhood is fighting to get MORE affordable housing into the Good Samaritan site at 4429 Nicollet. As some may remember, we're trying to use the zoning code (conditional use from 24 units to 29) as a way to ensure affordability. That may not be legal - and Neal Blanchett's arguments were well-reasoned and educational - but we did have someone downtown comment "most neighborhoods try to use the zoning to keep out affordable housing, but you guys are using it to get more in." Now perhaps that remark confirms Paul Lambie's original thesis, but with Lynnhurst's good work on the Boulevard Project and Kingfield's hard work on Good Sam - though it will probably be unsuccessful - that's two major south Minneapolis neighborhoods working to get more affordable housing in. David Brauer President, Kingfield Neighborhood Association (Kingfield - aka "Little Czechoslovakia," since we are being partitioned and tussled over by the Great Redistricting Powers.) _______________________________________ 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
