Stevenson, Garrett
Subject: FW: Small homes
From: Christie Balvin < >
Sent: Monday, May 30, 2022 10:44 AM
To: Stevenson, Garrett <[email protected]>
Subject: Small homes
Dear Mr. Stevenson:
I strongly support the idea of small homes within our Pasadena/Altadena community. There are so many peoplein need of shelter but cannot afford it. As fellow human beings we need to help those who are in need of a roofover their heads. Many people do not need much but they do need a roof over their heads and a bathroom.
What we are building in Pasadena are condos created by developers for people willing and able to afford largercondos or homes. We are paying almost no attention to the growing number of people living in thestreets. Many people really do not need much. But land values in Pasadena/Altadena are so expensive that fewpeople can live here anymore. We must change this dynamic and create small homes that at least allow peopleto have a space of their own, even if it is just a small room with a bath and a place to make meals. Let's notcontinue to avoid the subject. Let's get on with it and create places for our fellow human beings to live and perhaps, with some luck, eventually prosper.
I have grown up in Pasadena At one point, the Arroyo was dotted with small shacks. But right now the bigdevelopers have discovered us and seem to rule the roost. They are building more and more expensive condosand homes. This is not what is needed. What is needed are smaller homes like the ones that once dotted thelandscape throughout Pasadena. If we do not address the issue, we will eventually find ourselves overrun by people with nowhere to go and more tent cities. Is this what we want? Please City of Pasadena, help me as a resident contribute to the solution and no longer ignore theproblems. Let's create more Heritage Partners. Let's help our fellow citizens and not ignore nor denigradfe them.
Thank you for the work you do to try to make Pasadena more livable for all our citizens.
Christie Balvin
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