[deleted] OP t1_j58mfjj wrote on January 21, 2023 at 4:14 AM

Reply to comment by throwawayyyycuk in Mayoral Race by [deleted]

I don’t know all of the reasons, but I’ve heard it wasn’t about development in general, but about that specific location and what was being proposed and how it would impact the natural environment surrounding Sequiota. I understand that argument, protecting that specific spot because it is beautiful (despite the eyesore that is the quarry), but my concern is developing Springfield overall. I worry that the defeat experienced by the developer at Sequiota set a precedence for development across the city.

throwawayyyycuk t1_j58n1ww wrote on January 21, 2023 at 4:19 AM

Yeah, as far as I know development is kinda favoritized and the sequiota thing was no different. I would really like to see some affordable housing get attention in Springfield, I really hoped the enthusiasm for rejecting the sequiota development was rooted in the fact that they were going to be expensive and not just nimbyism

VaderTower t1_j590wom wrote on January 21, 2023 at 6:42 AM

The naysayers definitely didn't care about affordable housing or luxury housing.

Nimbyism is tough, if I lived next to it, I don't know that I'd be different. But overall we all have to take a look and ask what's good for the whole community.

Last point, affordable housing in the low income sense is a thing that exists well in Springfield. What we need, like everyone else, is blue collar/workforce housing. The problem is, there's just not grants out there promoting that. You can get up to 10% back from the government for affordable low income property construction, or you could make up the same money by building luxury. There's just no money in building average to basic apartments.

[deleted] OP t1_j58o5uy wrote on January 21, 2023 at 4:29 AM

You’re right. Springfield is such a fkd up place, but affordable housing is a beginning.

DaltonTanner1994 t1_j5a3gq4 wrote on January 21, 2023 at 2:25 PM

The problem is and I see this all over the country, there’s no more starter homes, I’m. It asking got a McMansion, but can they build more 150k starter homes that have the basic necessities that if needed I could renovate myself. It feels like developers are missing a huge market out there.

Miserable_Figure7876 t1_j5awnk0 wrote on January 21, 2023 at 5:49 PM

It's a problem all over the country, really. Springfield is actually better than a whole bunch of other places, like California, Austin TX, etc.