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Public housing residents “concerned about proposal to eliminate housing projects”
nbc12.com is reporting that many public housing residents showed up at City Hall Wednesday to voice their concerns to City Council about the RRHA’s plan to do away with housing projects.
From the article:
Some Richmond residents are voicing concerns about an idea to do away with housing projects in the city. They fear the plan would ultimately leave them with no place to live.
The controversy stems from an idea to let these residents choose where they live. The proposal would break-up housing projects by giving families vouchers to move into private apartments in other parts of the city.
The only problem is residents say it’s hard enough now finding properties to accept vouchers. Put thousands of families in that position and you’ll have thousands of Richmond residents on the street.
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There are obviously at least 2 sides to this. There are compelling reasons to support some form of public housing. There are compelling reasons, too, to want to disburse the socioeconomic impact of public housing. The de-facto racial and economic segregation that is high-density public housing impacts the quality of life for the residents and the residents of the surrounding neighborhoods.
I’ve never heard anyone argue that public housing as it is practiced at Mosby, Whitcomb, Creighton, etc. is working. Things just can not stay the way they are. Something needs to be done that provides the residents with transitionary housing and lets the neighborhoods rebuild at the same time.
the devil is in the details. how many units will replace those that will be demolished? who will get back onto the site after rebuild. local PHA have has really bad records in managing this process.