Opinion

Praise for action on affordable housing

Posted January 14, 2008 10:00 pm

Could you afford to buy your home if it were on the market today? Can your grown children afford to buy a home in Wheaton? Can your elderly parents afford a condo so they may stay in Wheaton?

Even in this soft housing market, home prices are still dramatically out of reach for many families, and the proliferation of teardowns makes buying a starter home in Wheaton virtually impossible -- even with two parents working. We need more moderately priced homes in Wheaton for our police officers, our college professors, our nurses, our young families just starting out, and our seniors looking to spend their retirement years in Wheaton.

That's why we applaud the Wheaton City Council for identifying affordable housing as one of the six strategic issues to pursue for the year. Let's make sure that the people who work in Wheaton and serve our community can afford to live here, too.

Kathy Kregor

Housing Group Chairman Jan Kay, president,

Wheaton League of Women Voters

The Wheaton League of Women Voters Housing Group

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