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Larchmont opposition explained

Jason Sandford February 27, 2010

Jason Sandford

Jason Sandford is a reporter, writer, blogger and photographer interested in all things Asheville.

In the ongoing Larchmont project debate, here’s more info from Jimi Rentz, who signed a petition opposing the development:

I’m not worried about the extra traffic on Merrimon. A few left turn signals would be nice. I’m not too worried about the vista out my front door. I know the project will not be a slum.

I am worried that it is a done deal before comments were taken. It seems the only way to get the comments in public were to sign a petition. I worry that the UDO is a worthless piece of paper that applies only to someone when someone in charge wants it to.

I am for affordable housing and applaud MHO’s latest projects. Good work and keep it up. The job before you and the city is to persuade instead of force feed. Sometimes a lawmaker, blinded by the nobleness of an idea, cannot or will not see the negative or positive secondary or tertiary effects of an action.

P.S. As for heavy hitters, I do hope you were referring to the others in that opening paragraph.

Jason Sandford

Jason Sandford is a reporter, writer, blogger and photographer interested in all things Asheville.

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welcome neighbors! February 27, 2010

i live in north asheville,within walking distance of the old naval reserve site. i am all for affordable housing, but whatever you think about the subject, i just don’t think this will impact my neighbors or me. the only detectable difference might be a longer line blocking the post office drive-through (oh, the humanity!). but against that, i think it will be downright cool to have new families in our neighborhood, and I for one will WELCOME them, not shun them! see you at the pizza company, folks!

i’ll tell you what DOES infuruiate me, though. i have a real problem that the ringleader freaking out all of my neighbors is a former housing authority official who really DID destroy neighborhoods (razed to the ground–look it up!) and then built drug-infested projects. he came up here to our community meeting and is apparently a "technical advisor" on why we should all be against this. wow. i guess he knows how to scare the bejeezus out of people by heart.

i don’t know if i am part of the silent majority or silent minority. i do know that when your neighbors are crying that their home values are going to crash because of "those people" and our way of life as we know it will end, you pretty much stay silent. not my problem. i gotta live here. but i really hope they build it, because we could use more apartments in this part of the city.

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