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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Email your councilmembers.

Also:

"this whole Thrive 2050" (aka the general plan) already is moving forward, AND

y[b]our focus on specifically homeowners is revealing[/b].[/quote]

What is [b]that[/b] supposed to mean? Is owning a home now something to be ashamed of? Does it make you suspicious?

Can you please explain yourself here? Because you sound like a nut otherwise, and I’m trying to give you the benefit of the doubt that you’re not a crazy as you sound. [/quote]

Not the PP, but I think the point is to question why you think the People's Counsel would be a representative for "homeowners."

The bill in question says that it would: "represent the public interest of [b]county residents[/b] in proceedings related to land use planning and ensure fairness to [b]populations that have been traditionally underrepresented[/b] in the county land use planning process."

Nearly 40% of households in MoCo are renters.  Why leave them out?  Why not just say residents?
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Renters don’t [b]directly[/b] pay property taxes. And they tend to be far more of a transient population.

With those two things in mind, renters [i]should[/i] come second to homeowners in terms of priorities and planning. [/quote]

The word "directly" is doing a lot of work there.  Let's see what would happen if the revenue coming to the county through their rent went away.  It wouldn't be good.
Do you have any data to prove that renters are more transient in general?
You're basically arguing for the more wealthy to have more power.

And nevertheless, to the original point- The People's Counsel would not be in place to protect the interest of homeowners.  [/quote]

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