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Here is a fact check of the arguments being used against affordable housing on this vacant lot: https://twitter.com/WedgeLIVE/status/1326683803692249094
âThis is out of scale with the neighborhoodâ
> there was literally a giant grain elevator on the site in 2018
> there was literally a giant grain elevator on the site in 2018
âThe site is heavily pollutedâ
> the neighborhood grew food here for ten years
> the neighborhood grew food here for ten years
âChildren will be harmed near the train tracksâ
> there is a school next to the same train tracks three blocks up the street
> there is a school next to the same train tracks three blocks up the street
âThis will harm artistsâ
> this provides 13,400 sqft of art studio space, plus 164 homes for art patrons for the studios next door
> this provides 13,400 sqft of art studio space, plus 164 homes for art patrons for the studios next door
âPeople shouldnât live next to industrial sitesâ
> people literally live nextdoor to the site of this apartment.
> people literally live nextdoor to the site of this apartment.
âThere is no outdoor play space for the kidsâ
> There are two parks within two blocks of this building. Fees assessed from this development are even used to improve those parks.
> There are two parks within two blocks of this building. Fees assessed from this development are even used to improve those parks.
âThis site is zoned for industrial use and thatâs how it should stayâ
> they do not, in fact, want a factory to be built on this site either
> they do not, in fact, want a factory to be built on this site either
âThis will block access to our loading dockâ
> the loading dock is on an entirely different block than this building
> the loading dock is on an entirely different block than this building
