My sincere apologies for posting over the daily limit yesterday. I didn't know there was a limit . Thanks for the kind but firm corrections I received from a few folks.
As for corrections, thanks also for the feed-back on supportive housing counts in various neighborhoods, and the many encouraging comments. As one might expect, some folks, like Joe B., want to make it clear that they do their part. One reply asked, "why do you blame the neighborhoods? It's the providers who make the location choices." I don't blame the neighborhoods, though they could step up and foster supportive housing developments in the fortress areas. And providers cannot forever use the urgency of housing need as a justification for perpetuation of segregated supportive housing patterns. This issue will not go away. In fact, it will grow in importance and we address housing issues more vigorously, which I of course support. Supportive housing will be built, but it will be a matter of location, location, location. The time of ever increasing geographic concentration is probably, hopefully coming to and end. But maybe not, too. So the issue needs work, real analysis, leadership, and less emotion. Is it unrealistic to also hope that the Mayor, who has rightly focussed on housing, shows leadership on matters of siting also? His rhetorical gifts would be very helpful. He certainly understands the politics of siting issues, and I expect disapproves of the resulting, inevitable segregation of the poor and disabled. And it happens one good project at a time. Tom Berthiaume Loring, Navarre, Stevens Square, Whittier _______________________________________ 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
