tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35921470.post6525541911801853537..comments2023-07-16T06:34:24.888-04:00Comments on Tales Of Two Cities: wordboneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00250201271555676642noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35921470.post-26444333884751547812007-02-10T11:13:00.000-05:002007-02-10T11:13:00.000-05:00Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't this developme...Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't this development going to be much, much higher density than adjacent R-20 homes? <BR/><BR/>And wasn't it going to have considerably more affordable housing placed onsite than any of the developments from which the affordable housing obligations came? If that was indeed the case, that was the gist of my comment about its aggregation running counter to Columbia's thoughtful design of dispersing affordable housing throughout.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35921470.post-19831179071640618602007-02-10T08:50:00.000-05:002007-02-10T08:50:00.000-05:00Strength?? I don't think so... With Columbia's hy...Strength?? <BR/>I don't think so... With Columbia's hyper-inflated home values.. most people living in Columbia now (5+ years) couldn't afford to buy the houses they now live in. <BR/>This development was an attempt to increase the entry level building stock in a very respectful way. I have seen no good argument not to allow this development to move forward. <BR/>To be honest…This problem goes beyond Columbia’s shores into the surrounding suburbs as we have been having a similar debate here in Carroll County. <BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.carrolltowneunited.org/" REL="nofollow">Carrolltowne United</A>Eldersburg1976https://www.blogger.com/profile/05122820500117251564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35921470.post-89667138289734199882007-02-09T23:48:00.000-05:002007-02-09T23:48:00.000-05:00Embarassed? Hardly.Part of Columbia's strength wa...Embarassed? Hardly.<BR/><BR/>Part of Columbia's strength was to spread affordable housing throughout, allowing people of all income levels to live in pretty much any of its villages. Columbia rightly strove to avoid concentrating affordable housing in just one corner. <BR/><BR/>Avoiding similarly dispersed affordable housing was, to a smaller extent, some peoples' concern with this development. <BR/><BR/>Wasn't this development being used to aggregate the affordable housing obligations of developments elsewhere in the county? <BR/><BR/>To paint opposition to it as "anywhere but my backyard" doesn't do justice to what some perceived was going on - affordable housing obligations in many many other backyards being aggregated in one spot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35921470.post-9496600015442087422007-02-09T12:59:00.000-05:002007-02-09T12:59:00.000-05:00>>Apparently anywhere but my back yard.As a societ...>>Apparently anywhere but my back yard.<BR/><BR/>As a society and community, we should be embarrassed.Eldersburg1976https://www.blogger.com/profile/05122820500117251564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35921470.post-551198029540231672007-02-08T09:17:00.000-05:002007-02-08T09:17:00.000-05:00Courtney Watson has been reading my blog for over ...Courtney Watson has been reading my blog for over a year, but she's not yet a regular commenter (working on that). <BR/><BR/>As to whether blogs are gaining credibility, I guess that sort of depends on us. The forum provided by blogs is only as credible as the people who contribute. And though we still see instances of unproductive dialogue, on the whole the local blogs are a pretty good source of ideas and discussions.<BR/><BR/>I think you're still right about the demographics: We're all just a bunch of angry men, with a few notable exceptions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com