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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Option 3 is the only one that addressed diversity/demographics. Not perfect but with some tweaks they can make it work.[/quote]

They should definitely do option 3 with some tweaks. It's the only option that can add real diversity to Whitman.[/quote]

I’m not sure why that is or should be the goal here… people live where they live [/quote]
People live where they live based on old redline zones and discriminatory policies that ended up with no affordable or even mid level housing in Whitman so they have 7% FARMS rate. [/quote]

I guess you don't understand what makes housing "affordable."  It is proximity to jobs and amenities.  Rich people will bid up prices in those areas.  There are plenty of old apartment buildings and townhouses in Bethesda that now sell for lots of $$ because of their location.  So no, you can't build "mid level housing" and expect the price to stay the same as a population grows.  The vast majority of poor people have moved to Montgomery County during the last twenty years and were not subject in any way to discriminatory housing policy.  In fact, they have lived here during a period of massive public spending and policy changes to engineer mixed neighborhoods.[/quote]

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