Letter: All of the above
This phrase often refers to the concept of considering and including different approaches and concepts to finding solutions to a problem. Eagle 久久热精品视频app and other highly-priced resort real estate markets have a continuing acute shortage of affordable housing needed for hospitality industry support employees, entry-level health care workers and educators, first responders, newly hired government staff, low-income elders, and newcomers to the valley. The go-to solution is to build multi-story apartment buildings, which often have limited surrounding “green space,” not enough parking for the density of occupants and their guests and few community amenities.
What we need is an “all of the above” approach to facilitate the building of alternative models on smaller lots in smaller clusters. Benefits include building desirable quality-of-life downsized homes that focus on the real estate principle of “right to quiet enjoyment.” This should include but not be limited to accessory dwelling units, “tiny-ish” homes, ranch-style intergenerational duplex and triplex designs, and even more cabins/yurts for seasonal workers and local and visiting outdoor enthusiasts.
Given the additional tax revenues expected from unprecedented recent high real estate market appreciation, monies should be available to promote more varied housing.
The multi-story high-density developments often overwhelm adjacent established neighborhood roads, utility, and parking infrastructure not to mention disrupt traffic flows, and connected parks and trails usage. Sometimes such a huge influx necessitates costly road 久久热精品视频app like building a nearby roundabout and puts extra strain on local fire, police and school districts.
Encouraging “urban infill” on smaller parcels in existing residential communities and using land under local government control, already paid with taxpayer dollars, should get equal consideration. Now is the time.
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Joanne Rock
Eagle
