re: Questions about Section 8 Housing

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To question 1, I don't think a 140 unit building is going to put enough kids in the school to bring its rating down much, if any. Not sure crime will increase, though it could. I lived next to a housing project in college, and never had any crime problems from the residents from there. Every place is different though.

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if the article I linked is the same as I referenced in my OP, it's even less as well, under 100.

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As to question 2, it's probably related to a new initiative with HUD and Obama on spreading out housing projects a little more, instead of isolating them to the poorer areas of town. It was announced a few years ago, and I forget the name of the project, but a Google search may turn something up.

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So it's more of a deal where the city doesn't have much of a choice, possibly.