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From: Rob <indianrob@gmail.com>;
To: Ward 5 Google Groups <wardfive@googlegroups.com>;
Subject: Re: [WardFive] Jonetta Rose Barras: The return of 'separate but equal'?
Sent: Mon, Aug 11, 2014 4:29:00 PM
In addition to the separate entrances, why does the city need to put up $2 million to keep the place part "affordable". What is the profit margin of the developer at completion and what is the long term return. If the city is putting up $2 million, then the City should be getting a Return On Investment over the long run. As a matter of proper usage of funds, the city should be getting that $2 Million back and then the long term return for their part of investment should go to the residents who utilize the "affordable" aspect of the building so that they would eventually be on their own and others can utilize the "affordable" aspect. This is not an attack on CM Bowser. This is a responsibility of all the CM's. There is no reason to fund any of these developers when they are going to develop in DC anyways. We should be passing legislation to come up with regulations of how to structure the funding so as the City becomes a REAL partner in the Public/Private partnership. These developers should have to produce the projected financials and the City should have a right to share in those proceeds; with the ability to get part of the surplus that is not part of the projection. But, thinking through and properly addressing issues are not the top priority. Most legislation passed and most of the funding they do have loopholes big enough to sink a ship. Look at the Living Social benefit package -- and with all the testimonial warnings that was received. That's why we still have no legislation to make our City Council positions FULL TIME so they could stop PIMPING the system. That is the first bit of legislation that needs to be put into place. At some point, we need to really be serious about a realistic approach to who really needs assistance. As to Robby's thinking -- that says a lot. Easier said than done " takes effort and drive to climb our of poverty". There was a movie made about that called trading places. It is easy to sit in a "Robby's" position and say those things. The reality is no one likes being poor and with some guidance and help, it is much easier to muster up the Effort and Drive to climb out of poverty. It is sad that in today's world, we still condone this "front and rear" door entrance. Actually, it is worse when our own justifies it. Rob Ramson On Mon, Aug 11, 2014 at 11:06 AM, 'Pierpont Mobley' via WardFive <wardfive@googlegroups.com> wrote:
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