Opinion | D.C.’s Ward 3 should welcome affordable housing

I oppose the mind-set that affordable housing will “ruin” the character of the Chevy Chase neighborhood in Northwest Washington. It represents the restrictive social views and barriers of bygone days. I’ve lived in Chevy Chase for 53 years and worked at the Department of Housing and Urban Development for 30 years. When I became an area resident, the Chevy Chase Community Center was being constructed. Even then, there was local opposition to including a pool — to avoid the “wrong people” using it.