In a college town, where rental housing is a significant economic activity and where the community is grappling with perceptions of substandard conditions and unsafe neighborhoods, few local issues are bigger than making sure renters have access to safe, quality housing.

So I applaud the DeKalb Safe/Quality Housing Task Force, but I’ve had uneasy feelings about its direction, and judging by voluminous online comments after the most recent Daily Chronicle story, I’m not alone.

Two issues seem most disquieting at the moment.