Seattle is going the way of banning single family zoning as well. They want density in the worst way, in hopes of ameliorating the extreme cost of shelter. Banning new homes over 2000 square feet, allowing three housing units per lot, banning NG in new construction and trying to claw back existing NG to buildings. Massive property tax hikes for ineffective transit buildout coupled with huge fees to license your car, and a swap from fuel tax to per mile tax on your car.
I am sort of blessed that my house is in an upscale area with all manner of desirable amenities within minutes by foot, or bike. That should garner a stout sales price for SWMBA. After spending a hefty sum to bring systems up to date (25 year old kitchen remodel, 20 yo roof, oak floor, interior paint, carpeting) The socialist already tried to ban weapons, so now the cops are killing people for wielding cutlery. “he attacked me with a soup spoon!" clay monroe I turned my computer upside down and shook it, but the bookmark for what I'm looking for didn't fall out. > On Dec 31, 2019, at 4:44 AM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > There is a proposal in VA, now that one party has finally taken control of > the House, Senate, and Governorship, to enact a law banning single family > residential zoning. So no matter what you and your county government and > zoning board want, an apartment complex can go anywhere houses can go. How > many apartments could that developer put on 15 acres, and how much traffic > would that generate? > > And they've prefiled a handful of gun bills that have 1-2 million Virginians > really upset. Upset to the point that over 90% of the county governments have > already enacted sanctuary provisions against bills that won't even be debated > until the legislative session begins next month. Several of the counties had > 1000-3000 people show up to the Board of Supervisors meetings where the > Sanctuary bills were voted on. When was the last time Rockingham County moved > the BoS meeting to a basketball court and 3000 people filled the bleachers to > demand they pass a law? > Current map: > https://vcdl.org/resources/Pictures/Virginia-2A_Second-Amendment-Sanctuary-VCDLMap_12-29-2019.jpeg > > Between the suburban NIMBYs and the gun owners, we could easily see 4 million > sincerely upset voters in a month or two. A guy I know went to a mini town > hall with the incoming leader of the House of Delegates. After he explained > to her why so many are against the proposed legislation, she told him the > bills were reasonable, common sense, necessary, had 90% support (more like > 90% opposition) and would be passed no matter what. > Mitch. > >> On December 31, 2019 at 6:24 AM Dan Penoff via Mercedes >> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> Around here land is in short supply. One of the things the County is >> promoting is “suburban infill” which is a fancy term for subdividing small >> plots of land (10 acres, for example) that exist here and there and building >> 20 homes on it. It’s the bane of the surrounding property owners, as it >> often messes with their existing zoning. > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
