My reply to a comment on another thread:
We aren't anti-growth, but growth is not being managed and supervised well at the moment. The point was clear to those who listened to my 5 minutes of sharing information at the most recent City Council meeting: Who will oversee construction of the Southpass project to see that nothing similar to Aspen Ridge ever happens there?
It would be nice to hear support from public officials and developers alike for adding more city inspectors, even if it means higher impact fees.
There is no way to pretend that more expensive housing is needed in our city and there is no place in the four-county area to bury more garbage.
A lot of changes have to be made in order to accommodate even really sound projects.
Very few current residents benefit from growth and many are harmed directly by poorly planned and poorly executed projects.
Better jobs for existing residents are needed more than expensive housing.
Plenty of people need homes that rent for $400 a month or sell for $40,000.
Tearing down even marginally usable houses or getting rid of mobile-home parks doesn't benefit those who do the most basic kinds of work or those facing retirement on Social Security.
No need for you (anonymous number whatever) to sound heartless just because you directly benefit from growth at any cost.
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Aubrey, this may sound sarcastic, but let me preface the comment by saying that I genuinely think this would be helpful. Why don't you host a development seminar for the development community in which you present the proper methods of development? You could broadcast it on the CAT channel; I promise that I would attend. I think this would be a great way for you to get your ideas out in the open for the design community.
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