Does the City of Columbia need a new department for affordable housing?

Asked by ABC 17 News

331 Votes

Does the City of Columbia need a new department for affordable housing?

41%

Yes Yes

59%

No No

41%

Yes

5 Comments

Jeremy Yelvington

As someone on disability finding affordable housing is one of the most difficult things I face in columbia.

Christopher Watson

I hear you, if the rent raises again I might find myself homeless, it;s pretty dumb now for a 6+ decades old 2/br trailor.

Robert Cone

If one drives virtually anywhere in Columbia you will see numerous people at intersections with signs requesting help. My wife works in mental health and she is inundated with people coming in for assistance. Ask anyone working in the mental health field & they will tell you the same thing.

Max DeYoung

Beggars have existed in human society since the dawn of recorded history. It's not climate change.

Pam Lee

Rent has increased exponentially and wages have not kept up.

Connie Ordway

We need a task force that's going to address affordable housing in Columbia.

Shane H

Rent is out of control. Without local common sense legislation and regulation-- more people will become homeless

Max DeYoung

NYC, is in the process, of doing away with rent control. It destroys cities.

59%

No

4 Comments

Will Mason

Government is what is making housing expensive. Want less expensive housing? Get Government out of the way.

Max DeYoung

The property owners, are being inundated with tax increases, and higher costs, to maintain the properties, too. The government, is doing nothing to help them.

Toasty

If you want to see what happens when government decides to help the homeless with your tax money, take a look at California. Disguise it with 'affordable housing', and steal billions of tax dollars. Then keep raising taxes to 'help' those who have no desire to help themselves.

Doug Royal

If you want houses to be cheaper, build more houses (make it easier for developers to build houses).

Do you agree with President Trump's criticism of the pope?

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3 days left

Do you agree with President Trump's criticism of the pope?

16%

Yes Yes

84%

No No

16%

Yes

3 Comments

Harry D

The Catholic Church swept pedophile priests under the rug for decades and facilitated human trafficking illegal immigration into this country. The pope and church deserve much criticism.

Zaos Gonzolez

The internet isn't real.

Max

The Pope spends too much time protecting Islam.

Max

Fred, Trumpism, is far better than socialism, and Trump, is the best President in your lifetime.

Fred

And MAGA spends far too much time protecting Trumpism!

84%

No

4 Comments

Madison Haleigh

You don't threaten people with harm or death to gain peace. This is insane.

Michael Shaw

Disgraceful. Blasphemous. Politics has no place in religion. If a normal person went on such a disgusting tirade they would be fired from their job!

Harry D

No politics, like the way the last communist pope was so anti-American and supported the global warming religion more than Christianity?

RexAnn Dixon

What will it take for people to see he isnt stable.

Harry D

This from the people who thought Biden was "sharp as a tack?"

Randy Wheeler

NOBODY critizes teh pope.

Is your travel affected by the I-70 closure at St. Charles Road?

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3 days left

Is your travel affected by the I-70 closure at St. Charles Road?

71%

Yes Yes

29%

No No

71%

Yes

0 Comment

No one has commented yet

29%

No

0 Comment

No one has commented yet

ABC 17 News

Does the City of Columbia need a new department for affordable housing?

41% Yes Yes

59% No No

41% Yes

59% No

Do you agree with President Trump's criticism of the pope?

16% Yes Yes

84% No No

16% Yes

84% No

Is your travel affected by the I-70 closure at St. Charles Road?

71% Yes Yes

29% No No

71% Yes

29% No

41%

Yes Yes

59%

No No

41%

Yes

59%

No

16%

Yes Yes

84%

No No

16%

Yes

84%

No

71%

Yes Yes

29%

No No

71%

Yes

29%

No