There has bee a lot of talk lately about housing in the South End. The Telegraph Journal's editorial team seem to think Tannery Court will be positive for the neighbourhood - a lot of neighbours doubt this. Out for a walk today I passed by this Saint John Non Profit Housing development on Broadview Avenue. This project moved a few families into new homes that were built on the site of a former Anglican Church Hall. This small development have given people a place to live, without igniting a wave of opposition from the same neighbourhood that is now against Tannery Court. Perhaps the size of the development helped it fly under the radar, but this is proof that subsidized housing can fit into this neighbourhood.
There has bee a lot of talk lately about housing in the South End. The Telegraph Journal's editorial team seem to think Tannery Court will be positive for the neighbourhood - a lot of neighbours doubt this. Out for a walk today I passed by this Saint John Non Profit Housing development on Broadview Avenue. This project moved a few families into new homes that were built on the site of a former Anglican Church Hall. This small development have given people a place to live, without igniting a wave of opposition from the same neighbourhood that is now against Tannery Court. Perhaps the size of the development helped it fly under the radar, but this is proof that subsidized housing can fit into this neighbourhood.
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I'm still listening to both sides of the debate on Tannery Court and have yet to make up my mind, not that it necessarily matters what I think, though this is my neighbourhood and I care deeply about what happens here. I think the issue for those opposed is the size. The Broadview development didn't need to fly under the radar - no one is going to oppose a small subsidized housing development for families. Not only can more subsidized housing fit into the neighbourhood, but it must. I think there is some concern about a development exclusively for 50 low income singles because it puts so many people with similar circumstances into a very small area - "ghettoizing" or "warehousing" the poor as I've heard it put. If it were a development similar to Leinster, or if it were smaller in scope, I don't think you'd hear a peep. This is not Millidgeville and everyone is cognizant of the need for low income housing. I think everyone just wants it done in a way that sets the residents and the neighbourhood up for success. I guess there's just some disagreement about how that can best be accomplished.
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