tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396429032329823697.post8398033895848786399..comments2023-08-22T02:52:28.827-07:00Comments on Dallas Connector: Housing Subsidy Downtown To Be Voted OnJoyce Foremanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09199713134013510574noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396429032329823697.post-39200019475184087812008-07-30T16:04:00.000-07:002008-07-30T16:04:00.000-07:00I wonder if these are the same kinds of liens that...I wonder if these are the same kinds of liens that are being offered to the residents of Jubilee Park, many of whom are elderly and recently convinced that it is best to have their older homes torn down in favor of new ones which would be paid for by the City's Home Replacement Program. In my conversation with one of those residents, she merely wanted improvements but was told that her home would have to be torn down and rebuilt while she and her family lived in temporary housing. She complained that she would not be able to afford central heat and air (something she does not have now) and that though she currently owns her property there would be a 15 year lien on her home. If she passed before the end of the lien the City would get the property. There are many such deals of this nature that have happened where the City is the beneficiary to property. <BR/><BR/>The south and east Dallas corridors have been penetrated and our citizens are in real danger of losing their homes because too many of us for too long have been asleep at the wheel. August 13 should be packed with people from our community and with one voice we need to let the Council know that what they are doing is wrong-headed and that we want a say in their leadership replacement of Ann Lot.Marian Hubbard Jefferson, MAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10515718890043492824noreply@blogger.com