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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't understand why people can't separate out the issues of affordable housing with development of the library/community center.  Many of us want both - We want the city to do their job and refurbish the library and the community center as publicly owned assets.  And develop affordable housing in Ward 3.

The rub is - why does it all have to be on the same lot?  There's plenty of other housing being developed.  Does City Center have affordable housing?  [b]What about all the development in Tenley/Friendship Heights? [/b]Or the many other aging apartment buildings on CT avenue that constantly have a "vacancy" sign out front.  Set the zoning to require set-asides of affordable housing units.  I'd even prefer the city buy one of these other buildings [or just units in one of these other buildings] and develop the whole thing into affordable housing.  But basically by combining the two and giving away public land to a developer, the City is basically giving away these public resources.  [/quote]

I live within a few blocks of the redevelopment in Tenley/Friendship Heights, and I certainly hope there's affordable housing in all those buildings. I also want to see it built on this already publicly owned city lot! We need more affordable housing; that doesn't mean "we need more affordable housing but only if it's not near me." We should be building it in multiple places.[/quote]

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