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Originally Posted by Hadrian Laing
It is not crazy at all to expect even 5-10% of units in a new development downtown to be rented for 30% of median income for a decade - I imagine the NOI is adequate that even moderate public assistance would help supply the increasing need for affordable units on peninsular Halifax. Also, I kindly request a bit more sensitivity towards those living rough or being reno-victed, like some of my friends and family have been. Halifax needs solutions and we both acknowledge the failure of the city's current attempt to fund affordable units.
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I second the motion.
I think most of us are related to, or know of, somebody who is being affected by the housing crisis.
Some are homeless, perhaps grappling with alcoholism or another addiction, but in many cases could hold down a job for minimum wage - but minimum wage will mostly not be enough to find an apartment in Halifax.
Others are just trying to make ends meet, and can afford their current situation, but renoviction and rising prices are putting them out of the market, or making them move further away from their place of employment to become a 'victim' of Halifax's substandard transit service.
It's easy for folks who aren't struggling to say "let them eat cake", but seriously, it's a huge stress for those that are dealing with the reality of it. The world seems to be lacking in empathy and compassion these days... it's become an epidemic unto itself.