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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele]Here is the complete list of sites for which proposals were submitted:

http://mayor.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/mayormb/page_content/attachments/Short-Term-Family-Housing-Site-Selection.pdf

It looks like they tried hard for Tenleytown.
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Statistics show higher crime, higher rates of substance abuse, and higher rates of violence among low income/public housing residents. Will higher crime rates come along with the shelters- especially if they become permanent housing? It is a valid concern. Not sure I agree with the shelters neon in all wards. They should be near where the families work and go to school and at their last address.[/quote]

Dear Ms. Nimby,

Low income housing that has the effect of concentrating poverty and other social problems should not be conflated with a small family shelter.  There are 200+ families living at DC General shoulder-to-shoulder with a methadone clinic, TB clinic and the DC Jail.  It's a dumping ground.  Shame on you.[/quote]

So the solution is to cram them into dorm-style, $3300+/month housing units without individual bathrooms and kitchens, create animosity with residents in neighborhoods where the proposed units will be and to be less-than-forthcoming about the whole process before anyone's even moved in?  Sounds like a win-win to me.  :roll: [/quote]

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