Earlier in the week, representatives of the proposed affordable housing development which would be developed in front of Beachport which is Elderly Housing, on Rumberg Rd in Cheshire, Ct., met with the residents to discuss their concerns-namely traffic, which to me in my opinion IS a problem especially during the 5 p.m. rush hour.
If any of you watched my Beachport video that I posted on Youtube and accidentally deleted, you would have seen traffic building on West Main Street, which is the main road off Rumberg Rd, EVEN ON A SATURDAY.
The development would consist of 14 units. Click here for MRJ story
What is interesting is that every town, according to State Statute, has to have AT LEAST 10 percent of its housing designated as affordable.
Well guess what Cheshirites? WE DO NOT!!
So, I don’t believe this proposed affordable housing development CAN BE DENIED by the Planning and Zoning. The most that can be hoped for, because I know there is a high density concern with many of the residents at Beachport which is understandable, is that the proposed development IS SCALED BACK!!
As I have stated before, the house my husband and I live in now in Cheshire was financed by Connecticut Housing Finance Authority (CHFA) and we are not derelicts. Well, I AM a little loud, but what I can say!!
There is a very dense housing development near where I live and because it was not “AFFORDABLE HOUSING” which many people get mixed up with Section 8, no one said a word and no-one cared.
I believe a lot of people think affordable housing is akin to a tenement or housing project like you see in New York City or Chicago or any big city. NO IT IS NOT. Affordable housing would allow people like my son graduating from college and just starting out finanically, to be able to live in Cheshire where he grew up!!
Whether you like it or not-there are only SO MANY PLACES TO build affordable housing in Cheshire-so you are going to have to live with it. But, the town and this developer needs to keep the residents of Beachport in mind IF and WHEN they start construction.
I am linking you now to a website that lists the 31cities and towns in Connecticut that are EXEMPT from constructing affordable housing because they have met the 10 percent requirement
IS CHESHIRE ON THIS LIST?
If not-then guess what? Your hands are literally tied!! It is interesting to note that I saw one town, and it is a small town-where nearly 30 percent of its housing is AFFORDABLE!!
Click here for affordable housing article
Click here for exempted and non exempted cities and towns
HINT: you have to scroll down almost to the end of the page to see the non-exempt towns. This means towns that have not met their burden of having at least 10 percent of their housing affordable. CHECK OUT CHESHIRE!!
Finally, I know times are tough and jobs are at a premium-but this ad (which is real) takes the cake.
This comes from Boing Boing:
Click here for best “Looking for Work Ad Ever”
DON’T GO DOWN MARION ROAD IN CHESHIRE AT 9 a.m. and again at 5.p.m. WEEKDAYS.
