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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm aware of the opposition in Wards 5 and 6. It comes from a different place than the Ward 3 issues. [b]I am not a fan of Ward 3, it's true. Don't live there. Don't want to live there[/b]. But it's not "an obsession or vendetta" because I was speaking about the specific concerns being raised on this thread about that location. If you'd like to talk about the concerns with the shelters in Wards 1, 5 or 6, I'm happy to talk about those concerns, though what I have observed is that the concerns are not "don't want those people in our neighborhood" but "we have 3 shelters already in our neighborhood" and/or "that site is not a safe place for children either." Different conversation. Happy to have it.[/quote]

Yep, it shows. I suggest you drop some of your prejudices and spend more time with people living there. Your choice, of course, but may come handy both for professional and personal reasons (many people, including us, move from Ward 1 to Ward 3 once we have kids)[/quote]

Thanks for the suggestion, PP. I know plenty of people who live in your area, some who moved there once they had kids and some who moved there without kids. I don't see how that is relevant to any of this. There is a lot of vitriol on this thread from people in the area near where the Ward 3 shelter is proposed to be located. Maybe the people expressing that vitriol should also drop some of their prejudices and spend more time with people experiencing homelessness. It may come in handy for personal and professional reasons.[/quote]

Different PP here who appreciates your comments and insights.  I am not sure all the vitriolic posters live near the site - am familiar with many there and I am hearing concern as well as compassion in conversations.  My guess is that some PPs simply do not like the city paying $3000+ for non-luxury housing excluding services while others are bigoted and hostile to helping poor and struggling families. [/quote]

Question - if I donate a million dollars to homeless causes but I don't want to live next to a homeless shelter or next to public housing, do you still consider me as supporting homeless families and causes? [/quote]

I would wonder why you donate that kind of money given that you are not interested in being around the people it is intended to benefit. If your $1M donation is contingent on the shelter not being located near your house, I would not consider you supportive, no. I would consider you to be someone who is attempting to use wealth and power to make something go away.[/quote]

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