A Great Idea … Except for All the Bad Parts
Creating a new low-income housing development at 10th and Military seems like a great idea. Except:
- It’s in a flood plain
- It will require the expensive demolition of asbestos-tainted buildings
- It involves public land, but bids were not sought
- It may require approval from the Army Corps of Engineers
- And the Navy
Just to make those complications more fun to deal with, if the project doesn’t move forward by November 30, the project will lose out on a heap of state tax credits.
Other than that, the project should be a breeze.
The Comments
Dave K October 25, 2007 at 8:47am
Am I the only one that doesn’t think Lincoln is big enough for a housing project? The only good I can see coming out of this is a popular hip hop artist or two. Short of what business a music video production would bring to Lincoln, breeding hip hop artists doesn’t benefit a local economy too much.
Mr. Wilson October 25, 2007 at 8:58am
You’re aware that similar developments already exist in several places around the city, right?
Dave K October 25, 2007 at 9:00am
Yes. But I see where you’re going. And I agree, the local hip hop still sucks.
West A Dad October 25, 2007 at 11:12am
The Dudley boys are gonna need a new place to hang/live/terrorize when they get outta the cooler.
hbrogan57 October 26, 2007 at 7:01pm
According to the paper...that should be “Dudley Boyz” with a “Z”. hehehe
What a joke that is isn’t it????