Comments on: Arroyo Vista Redevelopment

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

How about young men who impregnate women start sticking around to raise their kids. Why is that my problem? By the way, NO MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS!

By: Annonoymous

Annonoymous — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

I was a childcare provider at A.V. with the exception I reported ALL my income the entire time I was in business. I’ve paid anywhere from $1 for rent to $1300.00 a month for rent. I opened my childcare to try and become self sufficient. Approx 6 mos into it I found out they were closing A.V. I tried to better myself, I encouraged my kids and others kids to do the same because I knew it was a temporary situation. I took college courses whenever I cld. I worked when life permitted it. Sometimes being single brings about challenges that don’t permit u to continue working, such as kids wanting their other half so bad that they began to act out bec they are feeling rejected, or things that a parent can’t see or too young and immature to see bec they are yet growing. Their was no programs in place at A.V. to help or encourage the residents to progress. To give uneducated people a handout without any resources, is like giving away free $$. Some people just don’t have the skills, motivation, or the know-how to better themselves, they probably wasn’t taught. No it’s no one’s fault but it’s reality. The government expects people to survive on $10.hr or less and pay rent-come on-less keep it real. People are struggling. Everybody’s not born with a silver spoon.

By: Annonoymous

Annonoymous — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Wow I’m in agreement with u, It’s easy for people to put other people down when they haven’t walked in their shoes. I say to that before you judge imagine yourself in their place of desperation for whatever reason. Everybody can’t handle the everyday hussle of trying to keep a job, pay the rent, provide for kids, alot of women and some men was raising kids alone bec the other parent went awol. So they did the best they could with what they had. For those talking abt their tax dollars, really how much went to Arroyo Vista? You’ll be surprised how little. Nothings guaranteed u could be up today and down tomorrow. Keep living and you will see. I for one as a single parent appreciated what A.V offered, it allowed me to raise my kids in a decent community. Thank you Lord! for the time I was afforded there. Now don’t get me wrong I felt it was time for a change and and uplift. Alot of bad stuff started to happen there. It began to swallow the young people who wasn’t strong or just looking for trouble with drugs, drinking etc: I heard A.V. was built on a burial site. If that’s so, building a new building want be enough. They would want to truly pray over that land before placing anyone else there. I personally saw an image in my house to the point I chased it. Many young people said they saw spirits. I feel I’m a pretty well rounded individual-Im not crazy-SO! Just food for thought. Just remember out of this comment everybody’s not strong-does that mean they shouldn’t have a decent environment to live in.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

I appreciate your comments and agree. I was involved in the managment of Arroyo Vista. AV was representative of other residential communnities I’ve been associated with — good tenants, bad tenants, and everything in between. It was sad to see the indifference on the part of some residents, particularly those with only one parent in the home. Many children and young adults were left to their own devices, with no meaningful expectations or boundaries. It was also hard to see the sense of entitlement on the part of some adults. Public housing should be a stepping stone to opportunity, not a permanent part of a dependent lifestyle. I saw many residents at AV use their time of residency as a temporary way station while they addressed barriers to economic self-sufficiency — schooling, job training, etc. When stability was achieved, they moved on. Those were the success stories.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Komadorski Village, built as war-time housing, preceeded Arroyo Vista (built in 1983).