I know of at least one speculator that owns 14 condos. Most of them sit
empty. I know of several people that own a large home, a condo in Florida or
Chicago and a lake home in Northern Minnesota. Of course these dwellings sit
empty most of the year. I know of several landlords and real estat
Dean Carlson wrote:
<>
I criticized the city for demolishing and not replacing housing that is
affordable to people at the low end of the income ladder, especially those
eligible
for subsidized housing. The city made room for the Heritage Park project by
evicting tenants of apartments / townh
Some time ago somebody on the Minneapolis list serve, forgive me, I've
forgotten who it was, posted an article from the Minneapolis Federal
Reserve that proposed that the real problem surrounding housing wasn't a
lack of affordable housing, rather it was a lack of appropriate income.
Wages simply
In response to the recent posts about the value of NRP and the need for
housing that is affordable to households at or below 30% of Metropolitan
Median Income (MMI), I would like to remind everyone that there is an
opportunity to allocate some of the current, Phase II NRP funds to the
developme
was RE: [Mpls] Stone Arch Apartments
Interesting discussion on affordable, or more specifically,
publicly-subsidized housing in Minneapolis.
Bill Cullen (and Lee Eklund) state, in part, regarding the City policy of
continued construction of significant numbers of publ
a) There is already an oversupply of rental housing. There might be an
affordability gap, but that is a financial problem, not an availability
problem.
b) My property taxes go up and up and up.
While I don't claim to understand all of the various agencies, authorities,
levels of government, etc
On Saturday, January 24, 2004, at 10:30 AM, Jennifer Pederseb wrote:
It's not fair to compare Iowa housing costs to Minnesota housing costs
because it's so hard to get a job in most of Iowa,
The job market here is almost as bad as Iowa's- most available jobs
pay less than $20,000 a year before
It's not fair to compare Iowa housing costs to Minnesota housing costs
because it's so hard to get a job in most of Iowa, and because
transportation costs so much. I'm from Fort Dodge (NW Iowa) and I moved up
here because I could't get any sort of fulltime work with benefits unless I
wanted to
Affordable Housing 101
The challenge of affordable housing - what is the need, what are some of the
solutions available to us right now in providing rental AND affordable
ownership and what processes can be used to help us find solutions?
On Saturday, Jan 10th at 10:30 AM The Sheridan Neighborhoo
Affordable Housing 101 - What is it, what is it not and what are some of the
solutions for the challenges we face when providing affordable housing.
On Saturday, Jan 10th at 10:30 AM The Sheridan Neighborhood Organization
will be hosting a community meeting/dialogue to look at the challenges and
s
Affordable Housing 101 - What is it, what is it not and what are some of the
solutions for the challenges we face when providing affordable housing.
On Saturday, Jan 10th at 10:30 AM The Sheridan Neighborhood Organization
will be hosting a community meeting to look at some of the possible
solution
Providing affordable housing for the poor is very important, greatly helps
people who are in distress, and should be pushed forward aggresively. The
expansion of affordable housing for the poor should be strongly supported in
about 95% of the land area of the Twin Cities. My guess is that somewhere
Victoria Heller wrote:
This is EXACTLY what happened on the West Bank. Twenty-five years ago, the
hippies who read Karl Marx in its original German form, set up "Housing
Cooperatives" using the exact same sales pitch being used now for "Land
Trusts."
I have to give them credit for reading Marx--a
Dyna writes:
"The great flaw in the land trust is that it creates permanent
dependency- the residents will never really be homeowners and will
forever be at the mercy of the landowners.
.and given some appreciation the land trust could end up being
quite the robber barons- consider wh
Jim, thanks for you're stirring endorsement for a resurrection of the
traditional Democratic home ownership strategy.
On Friday, November 21, 2003, at 09:15 PM, gemgram wrote:
The answer is to create a guaranteed loan program. Instead of
subsidies
simply guarantee the mortgage to 30 or 40%.
Jeff has raised an interesting prospect. People with credit problems have
problems obtaining housing therefore they should be punished by not being
allowed to make the same profits from housing as he or some others might.
Or they are punished by fate by not having the luck to find a situation such
Community Land
Trusts (responses to comments and questions offered by JimGraham)It
is important to note that the potential homebuyers the Community LandTrust
targets are households that "but for"significant affordability subsidywould
not be able to purchase a home. Jim Graham and I have dis
Community Land
Trusts (responses to comments and questions offered by Bill
Cullen)
Bill Cullen
writes:"1) This program was granted $125,000 from MCDA and $50,000 from
GeneralMills to build "one or two" units. Each unit is sold for
$155,000 -- notincluding the land. So, the non-profits are
Sounds like we should give the money to Jim and let him help more people than some of
the fat cats are able to.
Just in cast you didn't do the math, 730,000 into 37 million comes out to be $50.68
per person or family. This is a bargain to me.
I doubt homeownership is really on the minds of my
ura Village
"There is no finer investment for any community than putting milk into
babies, revolution into minds, or families into homes."
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From: "Bill Cullen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Mpls Forum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sen
On Wednesday, November 19, 2003, at 02:42 PM, Michael Hohmann wrote:
I attended last night's session on
'Affordable Housing & Density' at Southwest High School
I think the location says it all- southwest is one of the few areas in
Minneapolis where housing is still in demand and holding it's va
I appreciate Michael Hohmann's summary of the affordable housing seminar
last night. One part Michael wrote was:
Relative to the need for building more affordable housing, questions were
raised regarding the high vacancy rates in the private rental housing
market, and the responses indicated tha
.m. You can submit written comments
through Dec. 13th.
Michael Hohmann
Linden Hills
> -Original Message-
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of
> Michelle Martin
> Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2003 11:10 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: [Mpls] aff
Getting to the Bottom of the Ballot will be hosting the last of its After
the Election seminars for this year tonight:
Affordable Housing & Density
Can you imagine 15% more people living in our developed area?
The Metropolitan Council has projected that this will happen in the next
thirty years.
C
In a message dated 11/12/03 4:09:39 PM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Did we really build that many more units? Are rents so
unaffordable that people are doubling or tripling up?
Did a bunch of people move out of the city? Exactly
what happened?.
I can't precisely
quite
some time.
Steve Meldahl
Jordan (work)
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From: "Barbara Lickness" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Becker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2003 8:13 PM
Subject: Re: [Mpls] affordable housing &a
>> Barbara Lickness writes:
>> I would be interested in an honest discussion about
>> the true vacancy rate, average rent prices, costs of
>> providing rental units etc. and the things
>> contributing to the problems of high vacancy rates and
>> rent prices.
I suspect that there are a number of fa
Bill Cullen wrote:
Fourth, the city is beating up landlords for renting to people that cause
trouble (rather than blaming the tenants). This has forced us all to do
more aggressive background checks. These background checks keep out folk
with shaky pasts. This has driven vacancies up and incr
Barbera Lickness wrote:
I would be interested in an honest discussion about
the true vacancy rate, average rent prices, costs of
providing rental units etc. and the things
contributing to the problems of high vacancy rates and
rent prices.
My response:
True vacancy rate is hard to predict. GVA
So, if that is the case. Why is the state, county, and
city still pouring money into non-profit developments
to build even more high density multi-unit rental
housing?
Just trying to make sense of all of this.
Barb Lickness
Whittier
=
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed
Barbara Lickness wrote:
> I am a bit puzzled by what is happening here in
> Minneapolis. How did we go from 1-2% vacancy rates a
> couple years ago to between 20-30% vacancy rates now?
> Did we really build that many more units? Are rents so
> unaffordable that people are doubling or tripling up?
Having lived in San Francisco it is my belief that
rents are high there because there is such a high
demand. The geography there is spectacular and the
city is very alluring, urban, exciting,
well-climatized, and fun. Did I say gorgeous. The
rents were high because the landlords could get that
amo
Jim Bernstein wrote:
This has no applicability to Minneapolis at all! The "housing shortage"
in San Francisco is caused by too many people wanting to live there and
the fact that it is located at the tip of a narrow peninsula with
nowhere to add more housing. It is already one of the most densel
ly.
Jim Bernstein
Fulton
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf
Of Victoria Heller
Sent: Monday, November 10, 2003 3:18 PM
To: Minneapolis Forum
Subject: [Mpls] affordable housing & density seminar
Those who are interested in this subject (affo
Vicky Heller wrote:
> Those who are interested in this subject (affordable housing) might
> want to read an article published today by Thomas Sowell. He wrote it
> about San Francisco, but its content applies to Minneapolis too.
...
For people who don't know who Thomas Sowell, he is a right
Those who are interested in this subject (affordable housing) might
want to read an article published today by Thomas Sowell. He wrote it
about San Francisco, but its content applies to Minneapolis too.
Excerpts:
"One of the main reasons for the outrageous housing prices in San
Francisco and the
Getting to the Bottom of the Ballot's After the Election Series will be
hosting the last of its seminars for this year:
Affordable Housing & Density
Can you imagine 15% more people living in our developed area?
The Metropolitan Council has projected that this will happen in the next
thirty years.
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From: David Strand [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Actually, aren't community gardens, and the like,
often organized around the principle of providing an
alternative source of fresh food to low income
individuals?
Bill Cullen Responds:
I suspect you are right about the org
Actually, aren't community gardens, and the like,
often organized around the principle of providing an
alternative source of fresh food to low income
individuals?
David Strand
Loring Park
--- Bill Cullen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Kevin Lattimore a Junior at North H.S. wrote (and
> Shawn Lewi
In Windom, we have our 2 problem motels between 56th and 58th and Lyndale.
Hennepin County used to use these motels as overflow locations for homeless
families (usually single women and children)-on some nights, they would
literally rent out every room at both motels. The county paid the card ra
ix it
there is a great learning curve here before people can own.
Joan Thom
Hawthorne
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From: "JIM GRAHAM" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "mpls issues" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2003 12:28 PM
Subject: [Mpls] "Affordable Hou
Yesterday, on a bus tour of "Empowerment Zone" sites, I was struck by the
difference in quality between houses built by Carolyn Olson's GMMHC
organization and others. The GMMHAC houses seemed to be of a much higher
quality than those built by other developers. I was also struck by the fact
that t
WizardMarks asks an excellent question: "does a landlord set his/her rents
to match [what the government will pay] and, if they do, does that skewer
the actual worth of rental space?"
Some landlords already set their rent equal to what the government will pay.
My experience is that these landlord
I want to add a question to the one by Dr. Meininger.
There is a specific amount of rent established by both Hennepin County's
AFDC budgeting process for a family of 1, 2, 3, 4, etc. Also, there is a
HUD amount established for a subsidy through Section 8. How do these
established amounts effect
In a message dated 7/15/03 6:19:35 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> I was recently in San Francisco, and had a conversation with a cab
> driver about the cost of housing. In SF they have fairly strict rent
> control which keeps housing affordable, and encourages longer te
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of
> Shawn Lewis
> Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2003 6:29 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: [Mpls] Affordable housing shortage acute in Minneapolis
>
>
> Affordable housing shortage acute in Minneapolis
>
> Kevin Lattimore, junior, North
Bill Cullen writes,
"The end result is a few developers and
non-profits control the affordable housing market. Not only does this limit
the options of families with low incomes, it is expensive to taxpayers. In
2001, the Minneapolis Community Development Agency reported that the average
subsidy
I was recently in San Francisco, and had a conversation with a cab
driver about the cost of housing. In SF they have fairly strict rent
control which keeps housing affordable, and encourages longer term
tenancy. Rents can go down, but can't go up more than a small
percent. I see some potential clas
Kevin Lattimore a Junior at North H.S. wrote (and Shawn Lewis posted):
According to Deb Landy of Common Bond, Minnesota's largest provider of
affordable housing, there are about 39,000 affordable housing units for the
80,000 Minnesota families who need them.
Bill Cullen responds:
Lets agree tha
Affordable housing shortage acute in Minneapolis
Kevin Lattimore, junior, North H.S., Minneapolis
Published July 14, 2003
Housing is easy enough to find in Minneapolis,
but finding affordable housing for
low-income families, now that's another
thing entirely. Just ask Rena Heaton and
her
Vicky adds:
>
> Yep. If you want to see what $100 million worth of "redevelopment" using
> Tax Increment Financing (TIF) can buy - come on over to the West Bank and
> take a look. Our friendly neighborhood developer, The West Bank Community
> Development Corporation, run by Tim Mungavan, spent a
Barbara Murray wrote:
"The City of Minneapolis is planning to "forgive" a 1.8 million dollar loan
made to the West Bank Community Development Corporation and it's various
"acronyms" when (and if) they can manage to sell 19 units-some single
family and some duplexes to the long suffering occupants.
it still continues.
Craig Miller
Rogers MN
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- Original Message -
From:
basia
To: MINNEAPOLIS
Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2003 4:57
PM
Subject: [Mpls] Affordable housing
-budget Crisis-no kidding!
Everyone agrees that the West Bank needs more
Everyone agrees that the West Bank needs more
homeownership, we have less than 10% owner occupancy, with the majority of
the residents living at or below the poverty level. We all support
more homeownership, but it is coming at a very high price to the
taxpayers.
The City of Minneapolis
An interesting article. Bashes SUV's, but more important shows what
streets should be like. Fits into the West Broadway and Lake Street
re-building.
http://pps.org/newsletter/Mar2003_Guest
--
DeWayne Townsend
Cooper
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I offer another option for folks to consider, and a comment about the context of the "Affordable Housing" issue in general:
ANOTHER HOUSING OPTION
There is still space to be a part of a form of corporation that is very old and very new, and which is as responsive to the needs of the land and the
In a message dated 3/16/03 4:48:22 PM Pacific Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>
> So what else is there? One thought I had was whether it would be possible
> to create a voluntary program for businesses located in Minneapolis. The
> business pays a living wage to employees who are
OK, so I was cleaning out my inbox and came across this message I'd planned
to respond to. Even though it's two weeks old, I'm pretty sure we didn't
solve the affordable housing crisis during that time, so hopefully this will
still be pertinent.
On 3/2/03 11:08 AM, "Craig Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTE
{From My First Apartment}
There have been some great observations here, and
telling ones too, for anyone who asks "Why can't
people make it anymore?" People have pointed out the
cost of health insurance then and now, the loss of
manufacturing jobs, the benefits of mass transit.
Wages were lower the
Jim Mork brought up the valid point that a $600 per
month apartment (one bedroom) is still not affordable
for those who make less than $11 something an hour.
He's right.
So here's some affordable housing, courtesy of the
Alley News:
Apts for rent:
Lwr 2BR $495
18th & 15th South
Lwr 2BR $495
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Sent: Monday, March 03, 2003 10:54 AM
Subject: RE: [Mpls] Affordable Housing - Other Ideas
>
> Vicky, can you sharpen your pencil for an analysis of people with
children
> also? Make sure you include the EITC, Working Family Credit, foo
Vicky, can you sharpen your pencil for an analysis of people with children
also? Make sure you include the EITC, Working Family Credit, food stamps,
etc. (and day care costs should also be included... wow this gets really
complicated, but it's worth doing even if we leave off some categories of
p
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] asks:
Why so many people with out stable housing? That is a
great question with a long answer.
SAM here:
Here's a guess: spotty credit reports and rental
histories, inability to come up with move-in expenses.
Craig says:
Get a roommate, bump up to a 2br, and the saving
> On a related note, I've been waiting for someone to respond to Vicky's
> fascinating post on how much poor people can afford for housing. No one
has
> responded yet, so I'll ask the key question. Are apartments for
$600/month
> available? If so, she makes a very good point. No full-time work
Cathy Leighton wrote:
> > Another option whould be to allow boarding and/or rooming houses again.
> > This is a very efficient means of sharing space. It offers a home
owner,
> > with extra space, the opportunity to get some extra income and provides
> the
> > renter (especially single people) wit
There may be some misunderstanding about the proposed "Affordable
Homeownership Program" coming out of the NRP Policy Board this week. Cathy,
the program would make it so that a down payment would not be necessary or
would be small. Since the program would guarantee a certain portion of the
loan,
(CM) Adding and critiquing
> Home Ownership:
>
> I would like to see a program where low income people could get their down
> payment (anywhere from $5,000 to $15,000) paid by the city.
(CM) This better be a pilot program. What happens if everyone with who gets
turned down for a loan else wher
I would like to applaud Mr. Cullen's redirection of the discussion back to
the underlying problem. I think the time has come to look at some other
options.
Home Ownership:
I would like to see a program where low income people could get their down
payment (anywhere from $5,000 to $15,000) paid by
Mayor Rybak and List Members:
I was cleaning up my email account today (darn those pesky Hotmail account
size limits) when I came across a message from Mayor Rybak to the List from
last January (1/24/2002). The message was about the recently inaugurated
Mayor's trip to D.C. for a meeting of th
On Sat, Feb 01, 2003 at 11:44:06AM -0600, Jordan S. Kushner wrote:
> ... Yet when the budget gets tight, RT clearly shows his
> preference for maintaining the comforts his and Barrett's Linden Hills
> neighborhood over investing in the basic living needs in the central city
> neighborhoods.
You've
If you wait long enough on this "List", you will find a person who you
disagree on what is seemingly every issue, writing something you agree with.
I am afraid Jordan Kushner has written such a post. I am not sure given the
depths of my disagreements with Kushner if this is his fault or mine.
Perha
- Original Message -
From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, February 01, 2003 8:43 AM
Subject: Re: [Mpls] Affordable Housing -RT doublecross/Modeling Barrett's
Caveat?
[snip]
>
> Is it fair to model Jordan
Thank you. Coincidently :) It was a developer who gave me the 30% price
tag.
Martha Sandberg
King Field
> From: Barbara Lickness <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Sat, 1 Feb 2003 07:38:39 -0800 (PST)
> To: 3womenwalking <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [
Union labor does not generally enter into single
family housing development in Minneapolis. While
union labor is probably used in most of the larger
complexes built in partnership with the city, I
suspect the developer fees add a much larger price tag
to the project than does union labor.
Barb Li
Is it true that it costs approx. 30% more to build just about any type of
housing in Minneapolis because of union labor?
Martha Sandberg
King Field
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In a message dated 1/31/03 9:26:40 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
>
> The end of the article also has a revealing exchange reflecting the fallout
> of RT's class warfare on behalf of his rich neighbors in Linden Hills. In
> response to Gary Schiff noting "the issue as a
Jordan Kushner writes:
"The end of the article also has a revealing exchange
reflecting the fallout of RT's class warfare on behalf
of his rich neighbors in Linden Hills. In response to
Gary Schiff noting 'the issue as a battle between the
poorer inner city neighborhoods and richer outlying
areas
This article about RT moving to cut a funding program for affordable housing
is really revealing. As advocates point out in the article, affordable
housing was really a centerpeice of RT's campaign. Yet he has no problem
conveniently disposing of a large source of funding. Again (in the pattern
City Council approves budget 12-0, but foresees future cuts; $10 million
affordable housing trust fund advances.
Budget:
http://www.startribune.com/stories/462/3537395.html
http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/news/local/4754947.htm
Affordable housing:
http://www.startribune.com/stories/462/3
Mel's reply
Rent Stamps and food stamps should be interchangeable this would give
renters
choice... Renters could then rent less expensive apartments and purchase
more groceries with the difference.
This would be a godsend for those who need or want a healthy diet.
Renters, landlords
-Original Message-
From: WizardMarks [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Saturday, November 23, 2002 12:17 AM
To: [mpls]
Subject:Re: [Mpls] Affordable Housing: causes-solutions?
>
>Feldman is right. We do not build more power plants because tenants can not
>pay th
> >
> WM: One of the problems with rent stamps, a.k.a. Section 8, is the
> bureaucratic requirements which make it one tricky business to evict a
> tenant for cause. Enter the non-profit. They specialize in moving
> paperwork around to suit the parameters of federal money. They have
> special soft
The sad truth is that Wizard is correct, and Steve Meldahl is correct.
Steve is acting in a responsible manner in leaving his apartments open if a
suitable person does not apply. The neighborhoods have requested, begged
and threatened to get other rental property owners to act as responsible as
St
steven meldahl wrote:
Having been in the rental housing business since 1971, I agree with Mr.
Feldman's report. All of us in the affordable housing sector are sitting
on vacancies in the 10 to 15% range. Landlord friends in the medium to upper
bracket rental housing sector are seeing "the softe
D]>
Sent: Friday, November 22, 2002 10:36 AM
Subject: [Mpls] Affordable Housing: causes-solutions?
> In today's Strib, Mike Meyers draws attention to a recent report on
> affordable housing by an economist at the Minneapolis Federal reserve.
The
> report, "The Affordable Housing
In today's Strib, Mike Meyers draws attention to a recent report on
affordable housing by an economist at the Minneapolis Federal reserve. The
report, "The Affordable Housing Shortage: Considering the Problem, Causes
and Solutions" by Ron Feldman, concludes that 'policymakers should recognize
that
Thanks to Mr. Minn and Mr. Cooper for providing PRELIMINARY data.
Where might we find the ACTUAL data?
Mr. Minn states that "State law provides me complete financial
confidentiality until the project is complete." Really? I'll have to check
into that.
On Sunday, Mr. Minn wrote "Our cash of $2+
I’m not familiar enough with Stone Arch apartments to answer
Vicky Heller’s specific questions or even discuss the merits of this
particular project, but I’ll take one more stab at answering some of
Vicky’s general questions and then hopefully we can move this discussion
past developer-bash
This thread has crossed the line from "investigative journalism" into the
realm of "witch-hunt." Why are you getting so stiff over the details of
an affordable housing development?
I think Steve Minn provided enough financial detail about his project so
that a layman can make sense of it--how muc
Forwarded on behalf of Steve Minn... - David Brauer, list manager
--
I'm not a subscriber anymore, but I do monitor the list as an interested
participant in Minneapolis Issues. I provided fair and reasoned info in
response to an inaccurate post by Ms. Heller. I thought Mr. Rocker's
post on 10/18
I have to agree with Victoria Heller and Michael
Atherton on the affordable housing shortage being
nearly over, if not entirely over. My neighbor has
had a terrible time finding a renter for a beautiful 2
bedroom loft, for $700/month. He also has a great 1
bedroom for $500/month. A year ago he
David Brauer: The southwest Minneapolis project
has been seen as a way to increase affordable
housing in a less-affordable part of the city,
but a city council committee decided a subsidy
was too rich on a 3-2 vote. The developer said
the subsidy - $542,000 for 15 subsidized units -
was in the mi
I'll pass this along to my hard-working friend who had to move from a
roomy fourplex in Powderhorn to a cramped apartment in Phillips due to
huge rent increases. He'll be thrilled to hear he can come back to
Powderhorn.
Removing tongue from cheek, I see that the article talks about home
purchas
Elliot Park contains a significantly high number of
"affordable housing" units already.
Most of the development in Elliot Park in the last
decade or longer has concentrated on affordable,
subsidized and special needs housing.
Grant Park brings some balance to Elliot Park. It
provides an econ
I just read an article in the Skyway News about the
new housing that is being built in Elliot Park. The
housing, Grant Park, includes condos and other housing
units which start at $140,000. There is a signifcant
amount of public subsidy in this project and some of
the supporters say its going to
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
>
Paul Lambie wrote:
>Most everyone is a believer in NIMBY if it really gets
>close enough to them, which is precisely why we need
>to take control away from neighbors and neighborhood
>groups if we ever wish to see a sizeable amount of
>"affordable" housing developed.
First of all "control" is th
Dear Wiz(?),
The response of "Neither" was not intended as an
option in this exercise since this question relates to
the Marcy Holmes Neighborhood Association's desire to
have owner-occupied units rather than low-income
rentals on the site across from Metal Matic.
It's great that you would pr
Paul Lambie wrote:
>Dave Polaschek wrote:
>
>
>If a developer knocks on your front door and says,
>"Good evening sir or ma'am. I'm going to redevelop
>the parcel of land right across the street. Would you
>prefer that I build "affordable" apartments that will
>be occupied by low-income reside
Dave Polaschek wrote:
The reason I feel qualified to speak about this area
is that I've lived
(as a renter) in the Marcy-Holmes neighborhood for 17
of the past 20
years. I regularly walk or bike past the proposed
Stone Arch Apartments
area and have an idea what it's like. I wouldn't feel
quali
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