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Wednesday, March 28, 1973
On the suggestion to provide small rooms in public housing estates
for young married couples, Mr. Lightbody said the plight of many such couples
must command our sympathy.
But, he added that "the housing problems of the larger families are
ever greater."
Turning to the present 35 square foot deaign standard for public
housing estates, he explained that this referred only to the main living
area, and the balcony and toilet space was additional.
"Furthermore, in practice the problem of matching families to rooms
of different sizes usually results in an allocation oloser to 40 square feet
than 35," he said.
Mr. Lightbody was confident that the new Housing Authority would
look closely at these standards, and at the financial and other implications
of bettering them.
"A more generous space allocation would have a negligible effect on
building costs, and should not require larger sites for estates," he added.
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