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GrandmaPoses t1_it06a2p wrote

Reply to comment by okcknight in Body of teenager found in Richmond trash can, Crime Insider sources say by PadThai42

What is “nothing at all”? No housing for anyone?

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okcknight t1_it0nwrs wrote

The goal should be zero “projects”. For a simple example, build an apartment building with 100 apartments. (Made up numbers) Let’s say 10 will be for low income vouchers. Choose 10 people who currently live in Gilpin, and destroy 10 apartments in Gilpin. Rinse and repeat until there are no projects. In their place, build more mixed income housing. This way no one will be displaced and you also get rid of concentrated poverty, which is a major driver of violent crime.

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CharlesJHV t1_it11w5x wrote

Those kind of efforts are an uphill battle. Most private apartment complexes that accept vouchers usually end up changing their policies after accepting subsidized tenants because of cases where damage done to the apartment far exceeds that of a tenant that’s employed and paying for the unit.

Your heart is in the right place, and you’re right about the problems of concentrated poverty, as you put it so well. That type of solution would introduce a lot of new problems to be worked out

Otherwise though I like your idea and the intentions behind it

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systematical t1_it13p74 wrote

Great, we love the giant ass projects near Church Hill, no need for other areas of the cities to experience the joy.

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NuttingOnNutzy t1_it44b4p wrote

Get out of your neighborhood a bit. Other areas of the city do experience the joy. Living next to any of the private apartment complexes in RVA that accept vouchers is no different than living next to a RRHA property

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ChinSlurp t1_it133ux wrote

So that the trash is everywhere and all sides of town are bad sides of town? Ewww

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