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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There are myriad reasons a family with children might become homeless other than bad decisionmaking.  The fact is that there is a severe affordable housing crisis in DC and until solutions to this are found, and a significant number of transitional housing units constructed, the City will need to find solutions other than DC General and remotely-located hotels.  The fact a few privileged families living in NW are pissed off and irrationally fearful isn't a reason to derail an otherwise rational approach.  It is fair to question whether the size of the facility is in accordance with best practices and hold feet to the fire in terms of accountability when it comes to.maintaining and operating the shelter but let's not pretend this motivated is anything other than good old fashioned NIMBYism.  [/quote]

So the people paying have no say?[/quote]

What you call "irrational fear" is what others call "decades of experience living in DC and seeing how the DC government is willing to screw up pretty much anything for temporary political gain."[/quote]

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