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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This thing is going to pass, isn't it?

Bring on the lawsuits!

The BS about passing this to make the county more affordable for firefighters is beyond risible.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mekgNARX-gg[/quote]

Yeah.  Friedson's "compromise" is not between his aims and those of current residents in areas he and Fani-González target.  There's been almost nothing to address those concerns.

His interests are those of developers who fund his campaign and his hoped-for appeal to county residents in areas less well off for county-wide or state/federal office, where he'll wave his hands trying to claim he's done something for them when the effects of what he's proposed are not likely to help many outside of those lining his pockets.

It's his compromise versus the larger Thrive 2050 and AHS initiatives.  With all the heavy opposition in the fall, he needed to pare down the scope to divide and conquer -- screwing over fewer at a time to facilitate passage with less notice.  He readily affirms that more is coming.

And it's his compromise with the less adventuresome councilmembers who all support increased densities in existing neighborhoods, anyway, but don't want to have to take too much blowback.  Jawondo and Sayles fundamentally only question the lack of focus on development being truly affordable, with Jawondo's opposition in other areas being meant to grandstand to Friedson's detriment in their primary battle for county executive.[/quote]

Ah yes, those evil developers doing evil things like ... [b]building housing for families.
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You people are silly.[/quote]

The need is for affordable housing. Not to build 900k town homes, and just pack in people. There are plenty of housing options in the 700k plus range.

The developers are not concerned with the needs of actual middle class families. [/quote]

Moreover, this bill targets middle and working class neighborhoods that have relatively affordable homes today and will totally undermine these areas. They’re not focused on affordable housing. Rather they prey on working class / middle class neighborhoods, will tear down a cape cod that sells for $450k and then build a multiplex with $750k units, no parking, and they don’t have to pay impact taxes for 20 years (yes, literally 20 years) so infrastructure and schools will suffer.

It’s disgusting. I hope Fani Gonzalez gets the backlash she deserves. She says one thing to her constituents and then votes against them. Vote her out. [/quote]

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