MARK M ALDRIDGE - The Home Ownership Fix           a.userlink { color: #000000; } a.userlink:visited { color: #25120d; } a.userlink:hover { color: #25120d; } font[size="1"] { font-size:10px; } font[size="2"] { font-size:13px; } font[size="3"] { font-size:16px; } font[size="4"] { font-size:18px; } font[size="5"] { font-size:24px; } font[size="6"] { font-size:32px; } font[size="7"] { font-size:48px; } .GuestBookMessage { font-family: Times New Roman; color: #25120d; font-size: 13px; } .GuestBookMessageRow { font-family: Times New Roman; color: #25120d; font-size: 12px; } .GuestBookHeader { font-family: Times New Roman; color: #25120d; font-size: 12px; }                                                                                         “Media Information”    *** Rezone our Slums*** With Home ownership slipping from our children’s grasp, building and construction slowing, our poorer areas developing into what could be considered urban slums and Urban sprawl becoming a major election issue could there be an easy answer to appease all sides of the argument?  Homes in disrepair, large blocks of land for which water restrictions have devastated any chance of envious front lawns and gardens and for most of these Home owners on our lowest incomes, very little chance of finding the money to improve their residence, let alone cover basic home maintenance.  An easy answer might just be around the corner,”Re-Zoning could hold the answer” Says MLC Independent Candidate Mark Aldridge.  R300 or Similar Zoning of these areas which would allow 2 homes on the one site would empower such a large area of the population, land values would rise, redevelopment would with out doubt have a three pronged effect, increased employment, a new supply of affordable homes and a new found pride in the overall vision for these ailing communities. Even for those residents that do not take up the opportunity to redevelop, with the onset of modern construction would bring with it a serous change and newfound optimism in the overall appearance of these communities. “Some times the answers are very simple” says Mark, so many sections of the community have reaped the rewards of our real estate boom, its about time we helped those on the lowest incomes to lift their standard of living, and whole state would benefit as a result.  “Ensuring the new homes constructed are energy efficient would also have a large impact on both our dwindling resources and overall cost of living for our low income earners” says Mark   Maybe even the South Australian Housing trust could increase their capacity to find much needed properties at the same time.  Mark M AldridgeMLC Independent CandidateP O Box 1073 Virginia S.A. 512008 82847482 / 0403379500 aldridgemark@bigpond.com www.markmaldridge.com www.howtovoteinsa.net                      Website provided by Vistaprint