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Letters to the editor
'Affordable housing' just a catch phrase
Affordable
housing is becoming the new "catch word" for unleashed development in
Key West. No upright citizen would dare to stop "affordable housing"
projects. No person of honor would dare to say that "affordable housing"
isn't necessary in Key West.
Now all new
construction is labeled "affordable housing." We need affordable housing
for our citizens, and while you are at it, sure, build 50 or more
million-dollar houses along with the affordable housing. Don't build
million-dollar houses to make money. Build affordable housing for the
needy of Key West.
Key West
doesn't need stoplights for getting out onto Flagler Avenue or onto
Truman Avenue or North Roosevelt. So it takes five minutes to get out on
the roads without a stoplight. Key West is a small town and doesn't need
lights.
We don't need
parking spaces, either, because we are a small town. We don't need wider
roads, because we are a small town. We don't need parks to improve the
quality of living in our community. We don't need recreational
facilities for our children. All these projects take money, and who has
money?
We need to
construct more affordable housing, and by the way, while you are at it,
sure, build the million-dollar homes, but only as a side project.
The citizens
of Key West have to stand up against this new construction. We are
burying ourselves in new construction.
The streets
around Key West are turning into the Beltway around Washington, D.C.,
and it is only going to get worse if the power plant downtown turns into
new condos and the Truman Annex property, which we promised the Navy
would be turned into a recreational area for the citizens of Key West,
turns into new condos. We promise.
If the city
wants affordable housing, why not just buy affordable houses and resell
them at affordable prices. The catch-word "affordable housing" reminds
me of the quote ... a few weeks back. The president was saying, "I'm
looking for the person who started the war that I started."
Jim Simmen
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