Comments on: City Commission Approves $961,3000 in Funding for Southside Affordable Housing Project

By: Teena

Teena — Tue, 18 Nov 2025 01:29:32 +0000

I have just read some of these comments and have to say that it is truly astonishing how these people talk about people who can’t afford a new home. My son and his wife both have full time jobs and with 2 children, are considered low income. The fact that in this day and time and the economy and poor job markets now that people would be looking at people like this.
“James Taylor says:
September 2, 2024 at 5:54 pm
Is it really wise to place all the low income housing in one locale? Wouldn’t it be better to scatter smaller groups of this through other areas?”
It isn’t a freaking prison. And I can guarantee you that most folks around here are considered low income. They will still pay rent. They will still pay utilities, they aren’t slums. You are sitting pretty high on your thrones guys when most folks are 1 -3 missed paychecks from being homeless.

By: Observer

Observer — Thu, 12 Sep 2024 11:41:31 +0000

If people who think they are entitled to “low-income housing” accepted the plethora of available jobs, advanced their education, and stopped whining, odds are that they wouldn’t need “low-income housing.” BTW, while they are living in them, they should stop trashing them, as they are fortunate to have them at all.

By: Does it really matter?

Does it really matter? — Thu, 05 Sep 2024 18:21:32 +0000

Does it say how many of those 158 units must be dedicated to low income housing? Generally they only need a small percentage of the units set aside to qualify…looks like more student housing to me. My guess, majority will be student housing (technically low income) with high rent that requires guarantor (mom and dad). Anyone care to place a wager?

By: David T. Hawkins

David T. Hawkins — Thu, 05 Sep 2024 14:32:28 +0000

The $56 million project is for a 158-unit affordable housing development to serve low-income individuals, families, and seniors. Try this, Subtract $10 Million for all the “What Evers” and that leaves you $46 Million for actual Construction. That makes the cost of each Apartment built at $291,139. There are new Subdivisions being built that have 100 to 500 Beautiful 3 Bed / 2 Bath Homes that are listed between $250,000 and $300,000………… Hmmmm, Live in an Apartment or live in a House

By: David T. Hawkins

David T. Hawkins — Wed, 04 Sep 2024 11:25:38 +0000

OK, once it is built for people to start moving in, HOW MUCH will the Rent be and HOW MUCH of that is the Government expected to Pay? If the Government is expected to Pay ANY OF IT, then it is NOT Affordable Housing, it is Subsidized Housing. The Tax Payers have a right to know.

By: Jon

Jon — Tue, 03 Sep 2024 21:58:47 +0000

Why cant the developer pay 100% of the gap? Or spend 1 mil less?

By: Dennis Barton

Dennis Barton — Tue, 03 Sep 2024 18:22:42 +0000

Does this mean that Jack Porter and Jeremy Matlow can no longer say the reason for our high crime rate, panhandlers on every street corner and low performing public schools is because of the absence of affordable housing?

By: Edward Lyle

Edward Lyle — Tue, 03 Sep 2024 12:29:33 +0000

$355k per apartment… oh yeah, that’s “affordable” alright.

“Affordable Housing”… the new PC term for The Projects

By: David T. Hawkins

David T. Hawkins — Tue, 03 Sep 2024 11:33:18 +0000

@ James Taylor = They already get help with the Rent, which is probably why the Rent is so high now.

What the City and County needs to do is cap the Help at $400 a Month, not a penny more then Rent might start coming down. Rules and Regulations must be put in place to make sure that they take care of the Home/Apartment to be able to receive the Help which means Inspections must be made at least once a Year, twice a Year is preferred. The City and County only has so much Money, unless you want them to raise your Taxes even more.

By: Proud Rural Redneck

Proud Rural Redneck — Tue, 03 Sep 2024 10:46:46 +0000

Low income housing in your neighborhood will destroy property value. My friend builds and renovated low income housing and was the superintendent when the project on south Magnolia was done a few years back. Newly completed projects are trashed out almost immediately after tenants move in. When he renovated a project, they had to give free gift cards just to get tenants to clean up their mess. You do not want any subsidized housing near your community more less your neighborhood.