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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]MoCos economy is trash. Developers aren't stupid. They don't want to build because there is no economy to support housing demand . Developers don't want to left holding a big bag of excrement.

Also, [b]why must we constantly kowtow to low income interests?[/b]  If you want to ruin nice areas, importing poverty is the way to do it.  You are not entitled to live wherever you want. If you can't afford to live in an area you need to leave for more affordable COL.[/quote]

Because they're the ones who fix your dishwasher, stock the shelves at the stores you shop at, look after your children, clean your home and office, cook the food you eat at restaurants and wash the dishes after, draw your blood, schedule your appointments, pick up your garbage, and care for your elderly and sick family members. Who will do all of that for you if they "leave for more affordable COL"?[/quote]

We could have so much more housing if the county directly funded low income housing construction and stopped requiring developers to pay for and build a minimum number of income-restricted units. The affordable housing minimums kill profits. [/quote]
Directly funded with what?  The capital budget is over capacity as it is.  [/quote]

Redirect the funding from Riemer’s subsidies to housing construction. Between the impact fee reductions, the Grosvenor giveaway, and all of his other schemes, there’s money for affordable housing. And just like the urbanist say: if we let developers build more, affordable housing will magically appear. [/quote]

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