My partner and I are seriously considering moving from our home in Whittier due to this panic driven initiative to build "affordable" housing at any cost. Supportive housing advocates are clearly taking advantage of this current climate to push for changes to city zoning code that will negatively impact our city for decades to come. I have seen this same panic mode several years ago when crime was at an all time high in Minneapolis. I attended many neighborhood meetings and listened to one bad idea after another was proposed to resolve gang killings and street crime. Many elected officials also attended these meetings. During that time, conservative, throw them in jail and toss away the key advocates were in their glory. I see the same thing happening with the affordable housing issue and just like anti-crime initiatives, it can be polarizing and divisive.
We live right next door to a Beverly nursing home and are very worried that this facility will also close some day and be reused as something like a Lydia House. With our elected officials offering no relief from this tide of supportive/transitional housing for our neighborhoods, our only option for our family is to move. Please Mayor Rybak and council representatives, come clean on the issue of the 1/4 mile spacing. Where do you stand and why? Terry Erickson Whittier ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Berthiaume" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, November 15, 2002 10:22 AM Subject: [Mpls] Zoning Changes, The Sounds of Silence > I'm told this morning from a very reliable source who has met with the Mayor > recently that zoning changes regarding 1/4 mile spacing of supportive > housing will be introduced NEXT MONTH. > > The Shelter Advisory Board has had direct access to the Mayor and the help > of his staff. Have any neighborhood groups enjoyed this kind of special > treatment? Has any neighborhood group even been told this is being worked > on? Has any neighborhood group been asked about what it thinks about > supportive housing clusters? Has there been any opportunity for citizen > comment at all? > > It appears this deal is being completely cooked before the public even knows > about it. > > So much for relaxing 'cause nothing is going on. > > Tom Berthiaume > Whittier, Stevens Square, Loring Park, Navarre > > _______________________________________ > > Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy > Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls > _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
