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August 20th, 2012 at 5:30 pm
Why should only the landlords names be released? In fairness, shouldn’t the tenants names should be released. After all, both are the beneficiaries the taxpayers largess.
August 20th, 2012 at 5:59 pm
You can follow your muse, Publius. I’ll follow mine. My biggest concern is the living conditions of young kids. Let’s do what we can to ensure kids are growing up with what little we can give them.
August 20th, 2012 at 6:51 pm
How is the residence of the landlord pertinent? Good landlords are good no matter where they live, no matter where their rental properties are located. The bad ones are bad…even if they live right within the city limits. Can’t we just praise the good ones and castigate the bad ones without reference to residency?
August 20th, 2012 at 7:04 pm
I think this is a great idea and I am glad to see it being pursued. . Who are the landlords? Are any of them “connected”? In what condition are their housing units? Add in the rest of Jack’s questions… The answers should be interesting.
August 20th, 2012 at 7:05 pm
Has anybody asked why the Sun needs/wants this information? There must be something sinister on the back burner. A local unfriendly pol, perhaps?
August 20th, 2012 at 9:47 pm
Sorry JC. I was trying some “hair of the dog that bit ya” sorta logic. It’s not about residency, so much. However, if the accusation that the CM doesn’t care about Lowell because he lives in Chelmsford holds water, then the counter charge about landlords should not leak?
August 21st, 2012 at 6:20 am
Jack,
Its “for the children” is one of the biggest canards ever developed by the left. Trillions have been spent with little tangible result.
The city has regulations in place to protect the health and safety of the public. If these kids are at risk, then it is the city’s fault by not enforcing the regulations. Besides how would releasing the landlords name lead to a safer buildings?
August 21st, 2012 at 7:21 am
Publius,
I can’t say that there isn’t justification for your cynicism, but it is still cynical. Sometimes we do things based on motivations that can be summed up by a cliche, e.g. “When the going gets tough, …”
Even if every unit is safe, clean and up to code; what if 30% of the vouchers go to one landlord and they just happen to be the brother of a city official? (A fictitious scenario)
We have a public bidding process for procurement. Why don’t we know which landlords take our money in exchange for housing services?