I can't answer Allysen's tough questions, but I can add to them: What are some successful examples of affordable housing and what made them successful?
> Allysen Hoberg Writes: > As a shelter provider who has tried to site shelter in non-impacted > neighborhoods, we come up against just as much resistance from those > neighborhoods as we do in "impacted neighborhoods." Are we supposed to > spend years (YEARS!) banging our heads against a wall to try to site one > shelter in Linden Hills when we have community members sleeping outside? > There are people in EVERY SINGLE neighborhood who would be opposed to > affordable/supportive housing or shelters. I agree that poverty should > NOT be concentrated in the core of the city, but what happens when every > other neighborhood blocks you out as well? Regards, Jason Stone | Hale __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Free Pop-Up Blocker - Get it now http://companion.yahoo.com/ REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
