Habitat homes draw favor, ire

No. Habitat for Humanity, however well-intentioned a business

corporation, is marginalizing, isolating, stigmatizing and

ghettoizing the people who will be placed in the eight homes behind a

14-foot wall. I am completely opposed to this.

I was opposed to my own home being placed behind the loading dock

of a regional warehouse. In good conscience, I cannot avoid speaking

up to help those people who may be in the same boat.

KATHARINE BEQUETTE

Costa Mesa

I called to support the project of Habitat for Humanity. I’ve

personally been involved with Habitat for over 20 years. Members of

my church are financially supportive. We have also helped build homes

and served on important committees of Habitat for Humanity.

One of the things that I always appreciate about Habitat is the

wonderful relationship that the people who are going to be moving

into the homes have with each other as they work together to build

their homes and work with volunteers. And I also really appreciate it

because I have watched the homes over the years, and they have all

been kept up really well, and I think that’s also very important for

the project.

So, I do hope this will be worked out with the neighbors and hope

things can be worked out to the satisfaction of everyone.

DENNIS SHORT

Newport Beach