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Seahorse, Rowell's deal bad for all
EDITOR:
A government entity
such as Monroe County should not be in the building industry.
Developers are not in the business of building
affordable housing, they are in the business of making money ($100
million to $200 million on this proposed deal concerning the
Seahorse Trailer
Park on Big Pine Key and the Rowell's property in Key Largo).
Why is the county even talking to builders who do not
want to build or do not know how to build affordable houses? Let us
contact nonprofit companies that have stated that they can build a
three-bedroom, two-bath home for less than $150,000; they are in the
business of building real affordable housing.
Boca Developers LLC has stated
it has no interest in operating or building mobile-home parks.
I agree we need safe housing here in the Keys because
of hurricanes and flooding, but not at the cost of losing the unique
flavor of what the Keys always have been. We need balance with our
building and growth, not more density - 100 non-affordable homes in
Seahorse equals 135 market-rate condos and homes in Rowell's.
The county is making our real affordable housing
(mobile-home parks) a bargaining chip for unaffordable housing. Why is
the county dealing with Boca Developers under the guise of getting
affordable housing for our workforce people? Take this bargaining chip
out of the equation.
No
off-site transfer of building rights should be allowed from any
mobile-home park. Take away the incentive for the developers.
Kay Thacker
Key
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