Let's join forces to scrap the current homeless shelter plan and start over
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Anonymous
| Let's not, OP. |
Anonymous
The study also says the supports housing facility located in the neighborhood with the highest property values was an outlier and therefore explicitly csutioned that no generalizations should be made from the results -- that is, diminished property values for a couple of nearby homes. Moreover. as the study point out, only two of the 11 sites produced reliable, statistically significant evidence of impacts.[\u]. The focus groups cited in the study were consistent with research confirming that negative expectation about what a supportive facility would bring to the neighborhood were not borne out and the facility was essentially "invisible" as it had no effect on quality of life. As for crime, the study found proximity to supported housing had [u/]no significant effect on the rates of reported total, violent or property crime, with one exception, that being the number of reported instances of disorderly conduct within 500 feet of the facility, which doubled and resulted an overall increase in crime of 15 percent. To be fair, while there was some data suggesting that overall violent crime increased subsequent to opening of supportive housing facilities in predominantly white, higher income areas, the study once more cautioned not yo make any firm conclusions or generalize due to the small number of facilities: If you want to equate a homeless shelter serving families with young children and group homes serving the mentally ill, feel free to do so. But at least try to be honest about the study you have cited if you want to preserve whatever little credibility you may have left. |
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Anonymous
Wow. This actually does sound like a Chavez land grab, if you pooh pooh a 20,000 'hit' on behalf of others. Why not redo DC general, where no new neighborhood will be impacted. Interesting what you say about the police. Hardened homeless are called out in front of the Giant there, sleeping under tree and bushes all the way up wisconsin ave. (you may not know it but we have homeless service stations in Ward 3), the from of the library in Tenleytown looks like a homeless celebration on the benches in the summer. We also have rising swoop in crimes and teen crime. Lets have the police, who haven't gotten a grip on that, babysit a shelter thats gone from 30 to 50 of uncertain population? How is this good for any neighborhood in D.C.? We have a sure which the local government has chosen not to renovate, it sounds like for financial and political gain. WH has a script? Who to call? How to organize? This is the tip of the iceberg of D.C. Wealth redistribution which will help the poor about as much as it worked in Venezuela. |
Anonymous
| Why should the people who pay the most have to have a shelter in their neighborhood? Makes no sense. |
Anonymous
| Look on the bright side, Wisconsin Avenue will finally have a night life!! And the kids can walk to Wilson. |
Anonymous
Because people of all income groups are equal under the law. |
Anonymous
Not noticeable. I don't hear people in Georgetown protesting the Georgetown Street Mission. And property values did not decline when Arlington put in its new shelter. You can look at Zillow or Redfin if you don't believe me. Churches provide meals and shelter all the time. It does not bring down property values. |
Anonymous
Oh my god. Yes, this is exactly like a "Chavez land grab." Anyway, I live near DC General. I could equally argue that it is a "Chavez land grab" not to remove DC General which is artificially depressing my home value. |
Anonymous
| Here's an easy test: Go to the real estate forum and ask people how they'd pick. If they are looking at two essentially identical houses but one is within 2 blocks of a homeless shelter, which do they choose? How many wil pick the one close to the shelter because they expect property values to rise there? I'm betting no one. |
Anonymous
| People need to start paying the homeless to camp outside Cheh's home. She let's her white guilt get in the way of advocating for the interests of her constituents. She also gave use corrupt Vince Gray. |
Anonymous
| People need to start paying the homeless to camp outside Cheh's home. She let's her white guilt get in the way of advocating for the interests of her constituents. She also gave use corrupt Vince Gray. |
Anonymous
Did you know it was there when you bought? |
Anonymous
Did you see the article about her role in the circulator subsidy? Todays post, Colbert king. Seems like there is endless pits of others peoples money to spend on whims in dc, especially when they have to do with the homeless or the anti car lobby which is very Cheh. I have nothing against public transport but had no idea how heavily dc taxpayers were subsidizing this private company. We need to look at this as well. The Smithsonian bus I understand as tourist pay back the city through spending, but the other routes? I hope Cheh and the mayor and the council and Lanier know it I possible to reverse the trend of people moving into the city with rising crime, crumbling metro, anti car/parking nightmares, capricious crony homeless deals. |
Anonymous
Govt says all ok so go ahead with govt plan. Hilarious. |
Anonymous
| Cheh has plans to send the Circulator out to Annapolis |