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nearby folks in the short term, but the long term effect will be for the more <br />general erosion of owner occupied situations to continue. Dealing with the <br />fact of growing demand for close in housing is much like the proverbial hot <br />potato; we might toss it around from place to place, but it isnt going <br />anywhere, and someone (or some neighborhood) will end up holding it. <br /> I actually had a call from a man recently who wondered if we knew <br />of any homes for sale in WUN. I asked him Do you mean for an <br />investment, or are you looking for a rental to buy? He said, no, he just <br />wanted to live there with his family, as it is close to his job and he liked the <br />vibrancy of the neighborhood. So, there is hope. If we can sop up more of <br />the student and neighborhood worker demand, others like him will show up. <br />Perhaps we can reverse the absentee landlord, non-owner occupied <br />statistics, for the good of the neighborhoods and the City as a whole. <br /> Thank you for your consideration of these opinions. <br /> Regards, <br /> Gordon Anslow <br />PS As offered before, I am always ready and willing to lead councilors or <br />staff on a walking or biking tour of close in neighborhoods, to look at these <br />issues on the ground. If I can lend any assistance to you in considering <br />these thorny issues, you have only to call. <br />