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

Asked by ABC 17 News

329 Votes

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

41%

Yes Yes

59%

No No

41%

Yes

6 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

6 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).

Should Missouri change how voters amend the state constitution?

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235 Votes

Should Missouri change how voters amend the state constitution?

31%

Yes Yes

69%

No No

31%

Yes

6 Comments

Harry D

The Constitution should be the bedrock of our democracy, not a 50.000001% out-of-state dark money, pay petition gathers and buy an election with false advertising gimmick. It should take way more signatures to get on the ballot and 75% of the vote during a presidential election for a change. FJB

Bill Clugston

It's too easy under current law.

Max DeYoung

It should be made more difficult to amend, this will preserve it's strength.

Zaos Gonzolez

Taxes are theft. You have been robbed.

69%

No

2 Comments

John Starke

It's a power grab. Anyone can see that.

Harry D

Grabbing power away from the out-of-state dark money liberals who can't get their simps elected to the legislature and giving power back to the people where it belongs.

Timothy Johnson

Because the Republicans want to control the voters instead of the voters controlling the government.

Harry D

You can't possibly believe that. Everyone knows these initiative petitions are bought and paid for by out-of-state special interests who are very well funded. Constitutions should only be amended on rare occasions and it should be difficult to do, not easy to buy.

Has your yard gotten enough rain this spring?

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105 Votes

Has your yard gotten enough rain this spring?

22%

Yes Yes

78%

No No

22%

Yes

0 Comment

No one has commented yet

78%

No

2 Comments

Harry D

AlGore was RIGHT! Western capitalists, with their evil corporations, have caused massive man-made global warming, resulting in drought across USA. They must immediately stop producing all greenhouse gases, retire internal combustion engines & give lots of $$$ to liberals to fix the problem. FJB

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

Should Missouri change how voters amend the state constitution?

31% Yes Yes

69% No No

31% Yes

69% No

Has your yard gotten enough rain this spring?

22% Yes Yes

78% No No

22% Yes

78% No

41%

Yes Yes

59%

No No

41%

Yes

59%

No

31%

Yes Yes

69%

No No

31%

Yes

69%

No

22%

Yes Yes

78%

No No

22%

Yes

78%

No