Squish_the_android t1_j6ofr8o wrote on January 31, 2023 at 7:42 PM

Reply to comment by AboyNamedBort in High Density Housing Development Near South Shore Plaza Receives Pushback by amos106

That's not the concern.

Dense housing in good school districts attract a lot of families that want those schools.

The problem is that apartment complexes like this don't pay in as much as property taxes as other kinds of housing and by the nature of their size they increase the number of students by a significant amount over a short period of time.

Most school districts aren't sitting on a ton of excess capacity.

It is a valid concern that most towns fail to deal with well.

Edit: Also the teachers working without a contract comment is noteable. It's another school district playing hardball with the teachers union because they think the union won't vote to strike. It's a sure sign of a bad school committee that doesn't want to increase school spending.

man2010 t1_j6ojq9v wrote on January 31, 2023 at 8:07 PM

180 of the 495 housing units in this proposed development would be over 55 units. Those people will be adding to the town's tax base without adding children to the school system.

Squish_the_android t1_j6omhys wrote on January 31, 2023 at 8:24 PM

At a rate that's lower than other forms of housing.

Also that leaves 315 units for potential families getting dumped into one school district.

I'm not saying it can't be dealt with, just that it's a concern.

man2010 t1_j6on010 wrote on January 31, 2023 at 8:27 PM

I don't think very many families would be piling into the studio/1bd apartments in these buildings, which leaves only some 2bds. It's not a genuine concern so much as it's a common way for towns to block new development.