According to the developer, this is different from a typical Section 8:
Also, she said, the housing effort won't be a typical Section 8 development, where renters remain renters indefinitely. Under the program, homes at Parkway will be rented by qualified tenants for 15 years. Once that period is completed, the tenants will be given the opportunity to purchase the homes, she said.
But some "concerned residents" aren't buying it:
Bill Clay, another resident near the proposed development, said the fact that the Parkway homes will be geared to low-income residents means that it is bad for existing residents.This brings up a lot of the issues we discussed concerning class, race, upward mobility and poverty. A couple of questions:
"If it looks like a duck and it quacks like a duck, it's a duck," he said.
Do the opponents have a legitimate concern? Do you know of any examples of successful projects similar to Parkway? Are there any important points that the article misses? Is there a "win-win" to be found here?
Keeping in mind what the Rev. reinforced about focusing on the solution, let's see some discussion!
1 comment:
I am not sure if I understood the citizen's comment,"if it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it is a duck." How do you compare ducks with people? People should have a right to equal housing despite what it looks and sounds like. My, how do we forget where we come from. Most people have a desire to be elevated to another level in life and this is an opportunity. Sometimes it is about power and control. One citizen noted that the city council failed to inform them of the zoning. I say get involved in your local government. According to the article, stipulation(s) have been established whereas no cars will be washed in front of the property. I feel if people are educated on the housing guidelines, meet criterias such as income and credit, and given an opportunity, they are entitled to the fair and equal housing. I am sure that most of the people want safer communities for their children, as well. Burglaries have been none to take place within the upper class communities. People are to quick to pass judgement and make generalized statements that all class of people are the same. I beg to differ. If you give the man a fish, he eats for a moment; teach the man how to fish, he eats for a lifetime. People in "better" positions & housings fail to realize that today you can be up and tonight you can be making application for this very housing complex. We never know where our journey of life will take us. So a man sows, shall he reap.
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