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Originally posted by Rodney
Here's where we may part ways, Lurkette. High density housing -- townhomes, condos, and such -- are both more affordable and less wasteful of water and land.
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Gah. You had to go and pour lemon juice on the papercut, didn't you?
You hit exactly on where my conscience has been uneasy about this. Ordinarily I'm all for high density housing - it's a good idea, for all the reasons you state, although in our particular situation it's going to be increasing traffic and school crowding problems. Anyhow, I hate that just because it might affect me and my property values I am contemplating fighting it. I don't want to be one of those "NIMBY" (not in my back yard) people.
It so happens that there is not a housing shortage in our area - in fact, property values have been dropping on their own due to overbuilding. Now,
affordable housing is another issue - like most places, property values skyrocketed in the 90s to unreal levels, making housing unaffordable for many laborers. We had an influx of people due to high tech jobs, which have now evaporated, and people are leaving again, leaving a glut of available housing, but at prices that reflect what the owners paid for them in the boom years.
Anyhow, it's complicated, and our neighbors are all bleeding heart liberals, too, so I'm sure we'll come up with some kind of solution that makes everyone happy. But I appreciate that you've made me think about something that has been bothering me anyhow.