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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]At least we know who to blame when election time rolls around again.

https://wtop.com/montgomery-county/2024/07/weve-got-to-do-something-montgomery-county-takes-closer-look-zoning-in-single-family-neighborhoods/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR0Wr4vTnRmwqOYAUiX7WIUFNzdDPP4UjmHIsC-GO1-2irqWbtfSxJu6OuI_aem_GMLQNZrgZi1qxwK1VNfU4w

Friedson explained that there is no legislation before the county council — yet.

“Ultimately, we’ll have additional community input and outreach, and we will have legislation that is before us,” he said.

Will they completely ignore all of the concerns?  Absolutely.

His version of a “creative solution” is to just completely give up?[/quote]

On top of it though, they keep saying things about "families" not being able to live in MOCO, but then turn around and suggest the smallest units possible to fit into the space. They're allowing extra density for projects with a unit size below 1500 sf. What in the...? How is this supposed to do anything other than add to the large supply of small apartments? It really does start to feel punitive.[/quote]

This is a common disconnect in YIMBY rhetoric. People complain SFH are too expensive, so the YIMBYs turn around and offer apartments. How’s an apartment going to help someone buy a SFH?[/quote]

You do know that some people like both and building apartments reduces the demand across the board? Or are you a troll account for not understanding basic Econ?[/quote]

[b]Building something reduces demand for it[/b]? Are you the same poster who earlier claimed that SFH prices keep going up because there’s no demand for SFH? You seem to have a great handle on Econ.  [/quote]

I'm not PP, but I offer this to hep move the conversation forward.... It reduces UNMET demand.

Now proceed...[/quote]

It reduces unmet demand for apartments, not SFH. [b]Don’t you think it’s silly to offer an apartment to someone who wants a SFH?[/b] Do you think they’ll consider that a satisfactory outcome or do you think they’ll still want the SFH? This isn’t about whether one is better than the other. It’s about meeting demand, and apartments aren’t perfect substitutes for SFHs. Lack of SFH may be driving some out migration of higher income households who prioritize getting the house type they want over having a shorter commute. Do you think that’s a good environmental, fiscal, or housing outcome?[/quote]

No. Why would it be? I keep reading stuff on this thread like "I would love to live in Hawaii, but I can't afford it, oh well." Why wouldn't that apply here?[/quote]

[b]People with kids don't want to live in apartments.[/b] Children have ten times as much energy as your stupid dog, and they need lots of space. Replacing single family homes with apartments is just removing housing for families and replacing it with housing for childless adults. All we're doing is changing the demographics of who gets housing.  [/quote]

People with kids live in apartments all over the world.[/quote]

So what? Lots of people in the world die of malaria too. Doesn't mean I want to be one of them. Also, tell me you don't have kids without telling me....[/quote]

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