Naperville housing market not broken so don’t fix it
I found the article titled, “Mixed feelings on housing solution — Naperville commission members give feedback about ‘carrot’ approach to get affordable housing,” in the June 8 edition of the Naperville Sun simply ridiculous.
This seems to be a situation where many taxpayer dollars are being spent on consultants and public servants are spending their valuable time on a solution where there is no problem. It reeks of entitlement. Let me explain.
Naperville is certainly a desirable place to live and raise a family. The laws of supply and demand dictate pricing for the housing market. For many people, they have to work and save to buy a house here, perhaps their second home. No one is entitled to live here just as I am not entitled to live in a high rise condo worth millions for a fraction of the cost.
One has to ask how much are we taxpayers spending with outside firms and how much time is being wasted by our elected officials on this issue. There are plenty of other legitimate problems to solve. Enough is enough — time to move on.
Mike Siemann, Naperville
Discrimination exhibit exposes important city history
Some are unwilling today to acknowledge our nation’s discriminatory past and its impact on the present. Nineteen states have or are actively considering laws that would restrict the teaching of this matter. Fortunately Illinois is not one of them.
Naper Settlement’s current exhibit on the city’s past discriminatory practices was organized by teachers from our five area school districts. Our students should be encouraged to visit the exhibit to understand the effects of discrimination and the need to treat all equally.
Jim Kadlec, Naperville
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