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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][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]

I want to help the homeless and have done a lot. However, you can't debate the facts that along with lower income and subsidized housing comes higher crime and a slew of other issues. The facts and statistics do not lie. You can't help one group while harming another. You would be surprised that the people fighting this idea the most are not the über wealthy but are the people that used to live in those neighborhoods or circumstances and were able to move away. They do not want the crime and issues that come along with public housing to come to their neighborhood. [/quote]

So what, pray tell, is your solution? [/quote]

"Segregation. Segregation forever."  George Wallace would be proud.[/quote]

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