[Moncton] Downtown Developments

[CodiacCanuck]

I read the article in the Times-Transcript yesterday concerning this issue at Aberdeen Park. One side was saying that changes need to be made as used drug needles and condoms were being found in the park (very close to a daycare centre) and that parents were beginning to take their children elsewhere, hurting business. This is a valid point, both from an economic and safety standpoint.
What struck me as bizarre is that the other side's rebuttal was that this should be blamed on the government's lack of affordable housing.
Those two issues don't reflect each other. Are they saying that if drug addicts could afford a house, then there used needles and condoms would be in their house instead... and that would make it better.
If the government is going to use my tax dollars to fix either a) rampant drug use and illegal prostitution, or b) create affordable housing... its not a tough decision.