tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661737.post707820713971751732..comments2023-09-25T06:47:42.119-05:00Comments on Worcester Blog: Part 10: Low To Mod Income HousingBill Randellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12621739944440784768noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661737.post-44544985183144147102008-10-29T12:40:00.000-05:002008-10-29T12:40:00.000-05:00The neighborhood needs owner occupants!! The ver...The neighborhood needs owner occupants!! The very last thing in the world we need a large 20+ unit apartment building that will have to turn away people that have monies that are great then low to mod income.<BR/><BR/>That is exactly what we are getting.Bill Randellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12621739944440784768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661737.post-38088630216161012242008-10-29T12:28:00.000-05:002008-10-29T12:28:00.000-05:00any other neighborhood in a city on the move would...any other neighborhood in a city on the move would be fighting this..I have seen the neighborhood and the building..that neighborhod does not need anymore no/lo inc. housingPaulie's Point of Viewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558770663198651824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661737.post-33845512499883224532008-10-29T11:50:00.000-05:002008-10-29T11:50:00.000-05:00Paulie:The project started out as 25 owner occupie...Paulie:<BR/><BR/>The project started out as 25 owner occupied townhouses. In six months it morpher into one building with 20+ apartments solely for low to mod income with 6 owner occupied units. <BR/><BR/>BillBill Randellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12621739944440784768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661737.post-55041093627231025362008-10-29T11:17:00.000-05:002008-10-29T11:17:00.000-05:00Folks, I heard on my car radio thsi morning on WBZ...Folks, I heard on my car radio thsi morning on WBZ (Boston) that the news cast was brought to us by the City Of Worcester.<BR/><BR/> A few mins later at the end of the newscast a second spot aired touting Worc's Cultural institutions and advised the listener to access "city of Worc. org" or something like that.<BR/><BR/> I was surprised to hear the City of Worc bring us the WBZ news. I Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661737.post-51675380710727935972008-10-29T11:09:00.000-05:002008-10-29T11:09:00.000-05:00Anonymous said: "and you ignorant F+++s force...Anonymous said: <BR/><BR/> "and you ignorant F+++s forced the developer to dumb this down to city standards, which are subpar to begin with"<BR/><BR/> Why should SWNC be exempt from meeting city standards.? Just b/c they can get away with timely payment of taxes (a city standard), therefore they s/b allowed to get away with meeting other city standards?<BR/><BR/> You say the standardsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661737.post-5180277597326676222008-10-29T09:03:00.000-05:002008-10-29T09:03:00.000-05:00why was the project increased from 10 townhouseswhy was the project increased from 10 townhousesPaulie's Point of Viewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558770663198651824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661737.post-10482119849242046312008-10-29T08:37:00.000-05:002008-10-29T08:37:00.000-05:00The ironic thing is I agree with anonymous. The l...The ironic thing is I agree with anonymous. The last thing this neighborhood needs a 20+ unit apartment building solely for low to mod income tenants.<BR/><BR/>We need owner occupied units with people that have greater then low to mod income.Bill Randellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12621739944440784768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661737.post-11710492483997401852008-10-29T08:30:00.000-05:002008-10-29T08:30:00.000-05:00I like a good swear Wild Will..I hope you never de...I like a good swear Wild Will..I hope you never delete a post cause of this:>)Paulie's Point of Viewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558770663198651824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661737.post-44472297306504873302008-10-29T08:23:00.000-05:002008-10-29T08:23:00.000-05:00it is so essential that you stick with this Wild W...it is so essential that you stick with this Wild Will..this is the problem wih the urban core of Worceser..not enough folks educated enough or invested enough to fight this..<BR/><BR/>Newton Hill fight against the wet sheler is a perfect example when you have organization and smarts on your side..<BR/><BR/>Senor Jahn is so right on this issue when it comes to these CDC's..they are out of control,Paulie's Point of Viewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558770663198651824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661737.post-27601305961122396372008-10-29T06:06:00.000-05:002008-10-29T06:06:00.000-05:00Anonymous:I was going to delete these because of t...Anonymous:<BR/><BR/>I was going to delete these because of the swears, but I will leave it. Next time I will delete.<BR/><BR/>Anonymous, you are right. The original proposed project (0wner occupied townhouses) was 10 times better then the outcome. That is why I personally am bitching.<BR/><BR/>BillBill Randellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12621739944440784768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661737.post-23769770868824246532008-10-28T20:30:00.000-05:002008-10-28T20:30:00.000-05:00Bill-Thanks so much in taking us behind the scenes...Bill-<BR/>Thanks so much in taking us behind the scenes in this whole process.<BR/><BR/>Very enlightening.4rillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00640228831474551563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661737.post-89489351410880100102008-10-28T19:00:00.000-05:002008-10-28T19:00:00.000-05:00It never ceases to amaze me. South Worc Neighborh...It never ceases to amaze me. South Worc Neighborhood Center ( according to the city treasurers website) has not paid their taxes for the following periods:<BR/><BR/> Aug 1, 2007<BR/> Nov 1, 2007<BR/> Feb 1, 2008<BR/> May 1, 2008<BR/> Aug 1, 2008<BR/><BR/> Over $4,000 in total unpaid taxes and another $700 due Nov 1, 2008.<BR/><BR/> Why does the city even entertain zoning variance Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661737.post-28962837292317880052008-10-28T18:12:00.000-05:002008-10-28T18:12:00.000-05:00Exactly they moved the building to get the right s...Exactly they moved the building to get the right set backs, the reduced the height, they provided two parking spots per apartment etc. It had nothing to do with owner-occupied versus rental.<BR/><BR/>Bottom line is that when it looked like there would be opposition from abutters to any variances, the plans were changed to not needing to get any variances and proceed no matter what the abutters Bill Randellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12621739944440784768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661737.post-42621258176264284862008-10-28T16:38:00.000-05:002008-10-28T16:38:00.000-05:00Never mind......I think i see what you re saying.....Never mind......I think i see what you re saying......they reduced the total # of units to get w/in the req'd parking.....it just so happens they reduced the planned # of O/O units....as opposed to reducing the # of non- O/O units<BR/><BR/> So they still now need dimensional variances?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661737.post-75122367916538035682008-10-28T16:34:00.000-05:002008-10-28T16:34:00.000-05:00I never knew that Owner occupied or non owner occu...I never knew that Owner occupied or non owner occupied is a zoning issue............maybe I am not up to date on the ordinnace....but I would think that type of issue is completely outside the scope of zoning laws???????<BR/><BR/> Example.........are you saying that I could biuld an owner occupied duplex on a site w/no varinnce needed but if 1 or both units were non owner occupied it would Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com