Letters: Subsidized apartments don’t fit in Chapin

Should Chapin have government-subsidized housing built in the middle of town? Do we want a multi-storied housing project behind the Aquarius Salon? This proposal comes complete with a club house, laundry facilities and a commercial playground for the low-income tenants; developers say the tenants can walk to stores, medical facilities and restaurants and use taxi services as their transportation.

This new development will put a severe strain on our police force, ambulance services, EMS, fire protection, sewer and other utilities. This type of “progress” is not what Chapin needs right now. If progress and moving Chapin forward means bringing a 48-family, low-income apartment complex to our wonderful town, perhaps we need a new definition of progress.

This story was originally published April 7, 2016 at 2:06 PM with the headline "Letters: Subsidized apartments don’t fit in Chapin."