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

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"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 directly pay property taxes. And they tend to be far more of a transient population.

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

Everyone is equal, but some are more equal than others.[/quote]

I never said everyone was equal here. I specifically said homeowners should be a greater priority for the county govt than renters.

I can’t say it any more unambiguously. [/quote]

Families that live in housing they own should be a greater priority for the county government than families that live in housing they rent.

People who live in housing they own should be a greater priority for the county government than people who live in housing they rent.

[b]Yeah, there's no way to make that sound good.
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Don’t care how it sounds. It’s reality. [/quote]

No, it's not reality, though it may be what you wish reality were. You may also wish the US government had never granted the vote to people who aren't white property-owning men over 21.

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