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While I disagree with most of the hyberbolic pablum above............this is one of the reasons I'm far more cautious about MZO's and the like.
While I would hope that this view doesn't represent a majority or plurality in the community; when considered in the context of the equally virulent opposition to the Modular Housing at Trenton; that's an increasing number of motivated, angry voters.
Should Councillor Bradford lose, its unlikely that a successor would be in anyway favourable to any public housing initiatives in the ward.
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That is not an argument for not proceeding with affordable housing, brooking endless delays or people's mindless prejudices............
I'm in favour of this proposal as I was the one at Trenton.
But I still think it's important to make the medicine taste good as it were...............or the backlash, misplaced as it may be, could do years of damage.
In this case, It really speaks to the problem of not going after the Harvey's site........and yes, the TCHC building and the Health Centre.
It's important to say, none of that need have delayed housing here, in that you could begin a phase 1, while expropriations and planning etc were underway for future phases.
It's possible here to deliver more affordable housing than what is proposed, rebuild some badly aging TCHC stock and probably still take the edge off the height.
No, it probably wouldn't be enough to please many of the NIMBYs and that's always a challenge.
But in this case, looking at the entire block would almost certainly produce a better project, with greater affordable housing, while offering the incidental benefit of somewhat greater community palatability.
Ultimately, I'll support the project as is; before caving to NIMBY nonsense. But I may not be in the majority come the next election; and that is a matter for concern.
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