Bowser Spreads the Wealth opens homeless shelters in each DC ward

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There was a RFP to which the Didtrict received something like 26 proposals. If someone wants to show me evidence that any of the selected property owners/developers have made donations to Bowser of her PAC I would be interested in knowing about it. I would also invite any evidence that Bowser played any role in site selection.

Is there a link to the RFP? It should have been advertised, so please post a link if this is a fact.

Also, the city owns tons of land and has a lot of buildings that it could have used, so why did they feel the need to go straight to the private sector? Is there a justification for that?

PP above is just being silly. Bowser is keeping all relevant process information under wraps, as if it were top secret.

Typical Bowser. Spouting platitudes while withholding details.

[jsteele]

Here is the complete list of sites for which proposals were submitted:

http://mayor.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/mayormb/page_content/attachments/Short-Term-Family-Housing-Site-Selection.pdf

It looks like they tried hard for Tenleytown.

[Anonymous]

Some sites were rejected as too small, others where negotiations failed. The proposed site at Connecticut and Albemarle was rejected as being too close to Mary Cheh's home.

[Anonymous]

jsteele wrote:Here is the complete list of sites for which proposals were submitted:

http://mayor.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/mayormb/page_content/attachments/Short-Term-Family-Housing-Site-Selection.pdf

It looks like they tried hard for Tenleytown.

Statistics show higher crime, higher rates of substance abuse, and higher rates of violence among low income/public housing residents. Will higher crime rates come along with the shelters- especially if they become permanent housing? It is a valid concern. Not sure I agree with the shelters neon in all wards. They should be near where the families work and go to school and at their last address.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

jsteele wrote:Here is the complete list of sites for which proposals were submitted:

http://mayor.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/mayormb/page_content/attachments/Short-Term-Family-Housing-Site-Selection.pdf

It looks like they tried hard for Tenleytown.

Statistics show higher crime, higher rates of substance abuse, and higher rates of violence among low income/public housing residents. Will higher crime rates come along with the shelters- especially if they become permanent housing? It is a valid concern. Not sure I agree with the shelters neon in all wards. They should be near where the families work and go to school and at their last address.

TL;DR: "Keep the poors in the ghetto."

[Anonymous]

Couldn't they have located the families near schools that weren't already overcrowded with kids in trailers?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

jsteele wrote:Here is the complete list of sites for which proposals were submitted:

http://mayor.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/mayormb/page_content/attachments/Short-Term-Family-Housing-Site-Selection.pdf

It looks like they tried hard for Tenleytown.

Statistics show higher crime, higher rates of substance abuse, and higher rates of violence among low income/public housing residents. Will higher crime rates come along with the shelters- especially if they become permanent housing? It is a valid concern. Not sure I agree with the shelters neon in all wards. They should be near where the families work and go to school and at their last address.

Dear Ms. Nimby,

Low income housing that has the effect of concentrating poverty and other social problems should not be conflated with a small family shelter. There are 200+ families living at DC General shoulder-to-shoulder with a methadone clinic, TB clinic and the DC Jail. It's a dumping ground. Shame on you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

jsteele wrote:Here is the complete list of sites for which proposals were submitted:

http://mayor.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/mayormb/page_content/attachments/Short-Term-Family-Housing-Site-Selection.pdf

It looks like they tried hard for Tenleytown.

Statistics show higher crime, higher rates of substance abuse, and higher rates of violence among low income/public housing residents. Will higher crime rates come along with the shelters- especially if they become permanent housing? It is a valid concern. Not sure I agree with the shelters neon in all wards. They should be near where the families work and go to school and at their last address.

Dear Ms. Nimby,

Low income housing that has the effect of concentrating poverty and other social problems should not be conflated with a small family shelter. There are 200+ families living at DC General shoulder-to-shoulder with a methadone clinic, TB clinic and the DC Jail. It's a dumping ground. Shame on you.

So the solution is to cram them into dorm-style, $3300+/month housing units without individual bathrooms and kitchens, create animosity with residents in neighborhoods where the proposed units will be and to be less-than-forthcoming about the whole process before anyone's even moved in? Sounds like a win-win to me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

jsteele wrote:Here is the complete list of sites for which proposals were submitted:

http://mayor.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/mayormb/page_content/attachments/Short-Term-Family-Housing-Site-Selection.pdf

It looks like they tried hard for Tenleytown.

Statistics show higher crime, higher rates of substance abuse, and higher rates of violence among low income/public housing residents. Will higher crime rates come along with the shelters- especially if they become permanent housing? It is a valid concern. Not sure I agree with the shelters neon in all wards. They should be near where the families work and go to school and at their last address.

Dear Ms. Nimby,

Low income housing that has the effect of concentrating poverty and other social problems should not be conflated with a small family shelter. There are 200+ families living at DC General shoulder-to-shoulder with a methadone clinic, TB clinic and the DC Jail. It's a dumping ground. Shame on you.

Dear so-and-so... In Ward 6 the proposed location dumps homeless families within 2-3 blocks of an existing 800 units of concentrated low income housing, in effect concentrating even more poverty. That location has already been a dumping ground for decades. Shame on you too for just going along with it without looking more closely at the details.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Some sites were rejected as too small, others where negotiations failed. The proposed site at Connecticut and Albemarle was rejected as being too close to Mary Cheh's home.

Yep, and there isn't a proposed location within 3 miles of Mayor Bowser's home...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Some sites were rejected as too small, others where negotiations failed. The proposed site at Connecticut and Albemarle was rejected as being too close to Mary Cheh's home.

Yep, and there isn't a proposed location within 3 miles of Mayor Bowser's home...

Maybe that's why bowser moved LOL

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Some sites were rejected as too small, others where negotiations failed. The proposed site at Connecticut and Albemarle was rejected as being too close to Mary Cheh's home.

Yep, and there isn't a proposed location within 3 miles of Mayor Bowser's home...

I believe that there is transitional housing for the homeless going up at Walter Reed, which is than than a mile from her house. Your snark isn't very good.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Some sites were rejected as too small, others where negotiations failed. The proposed site at Connecticut and Albemarle was rejected as being too close to Mary Cheh's home.

Yep, and there isn't a proposed location within 3 miles of Mayor Bowser's home...

I believe that there is transitional housing for the homeless going up at Walter Reed, which is than than a mile from her house. Your snark isn't very good.

Check your facts - it's 3 miles away from the new house she bought in Colonial Village.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

jsteele wrote:Here is the complete list of sites for which proposals were submitted:

http://mayor.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/mayormb/page_content/attachments/Short-Term-Family-Housing-Site-Selection.pdf

It looks like they tried hard for Tenleytown.

Statistics show higher crime, higher rates of substance abuse, and higher rates of violence among low income/public housing residents. Will higher crime rates come along with the shelters- especially if they become permanent housing? It is a valid concern. Not sure I agree with the shelters neon in all wards. They should be near where the families work and go to school and at their last address.

Dear Ms. Nimby,

Low income housing that has the effect of concentrating poverty and other social problems should not be conflated with a small family shelter. There are 200+ families living at DC General shoulder-to-shoulder with a methadone clinic, TB clinic and the DC Jail. It's a dumping ground. Shame on you.

I want to help the homeless and have done a lot. However, you can't debate the facts that along with lower income and subsidized housing comes higher crime and a slew of other issues. The facts and statistics do not lie. You can't help one group while harming another. You would be surprised that the people fighting this idea the most are not the über wealthy but are the people that used to live in those neighborhoods or circumstances and were able to move away. They do not want the crime and issues that come along with public housing to come to their neighborhood.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

jsteele wrote:Here is the complete list of sites for which proposals were submitted:

http://mayor.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/mayormb/page_content/attachments/Short-Term-Family-Housing-Site-Selection.pdf

It looks like they tried hard for Tenleytown.

Statistics show higher crime, higher rates of substance abuse, and higher rates of violence among low income/public housing residents. Will higher crime rates come along with the shelters- especially if they become permanent housing? It is a valid concern. Not sure I agree with the shelters neon in all wards. They should be near where the families work and go to school and at their last address.

Dear Ms. Nimby,

Low income housing that has the effect of concentrating poverty and other social problems should not be conflated with a small family shelter. There are 200+ families living at DC General shoulder-to-shoulder with a methadone clinic, TB clinic and the DC Jail. It's a dumping ground. Shame on you.

I want to help the homeless and have done a lot. However, you can't debate the facts that along with lower income and subsidized housing comes higher crime and a slew of other issues. The facts and statistics do not lie. You can't help one group while harming another. You would be surprised that the people fighting this idea the most are not the über wealthy but are the people that used to live in those neighborhoods or circumstances and were able to move away. They do not want the crime and issues that come along with public housing to come to their neighborhood.

So what, pray tell, is your solution?