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[quote=Anonymous]Universities in small towns mid sized already deal with the problems of a large retiree population in the community. Regardless of political affiliation, these are the absolute worst NIMBYs you can imagine. They constantly get their candidates on the local councils and planning committee and then hold the schools hostage. They fight anything that doesn’t benefit them directly.

Some want students out of the neighborhoods and hold up any approvals unless the school increases required on campus housing.
Some are financially dependent on renting out houses, rooms and ADUs at exorbitant prices to students and fight anything plans to increase student housing. 
Some want the campus police to patrol the non university neighbors giving noise violations.
Some want the schools to disallow off campus students from having cars.

It gets really crazy. I can’t even imagine what the demands would be if the retirees moved onto campus and were in a facility directly affiliated with the university.

The next problem is that these communities that require a million dollar or at least several hundred thousand dollar buy in are dominated by private equity. PE will keep them running as long as they are profitable enough to pay the investment company large returns. PE will squeeze ever stone and over leverage the facility until it’s too deep in the red and declare bankruptcy. Seniors are left losing their investment and living space. The university will be left holding the bag. [/quote]

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