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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm talking about apartments, rent controlled and affordable housing needs to be a priority in that town[/quote]

Why exactly does Potomac NEED multi-family housing?    Why do you believe affordable housing should be a priority in this particular area?

Because it is not already there is not an acceptable answer[/quote]

But that is their answer. That’s what they want.  No matter how silly it may be as a practical matter, and no matter how in tension with other priorities like anti-sprawl, the highest priority of low income housing advocates is that such housing must be in *every* neighborhood, and the whiter and richer an area is, the more important that it be diversified.  Every knee must bow. [/quote]

You nailed it…it’s simply a bunch of children stamping their feet and yelling that IT’S JUST NOT FAIR that affluent neighborhoods exist.  Their solution doesn’t just force additional housing into places that it doesn’t need to be, it has the secondary purpose of bringing down existing property values, thereby lowering the average.  This is how they think you create affordable housing.[/quote]

Well, actually that’s the very definition of unfair: neighborhoods that are unattainable for low income people. So yes, that’s indeed unfair, and worth stamping feet about.

And there’s a lot more of them than there are of you. And they will outvote you one day when someone more progressive than Elrich runs for office and promises them they’ll be making you pay your fair share.

So I suggest you enjoy your little enclave while you still shut everyone out. Because that’s going to change. [/quote]
I’ve got a solution that will make you happy. Pave the agricultural reserve and build massive apartments! It’s a win-win for everyone. The people of Potomac will be happy and you will be happy living in a massive apartment in the exurbs like you want. [/quote]

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