Re: thought needed on zoning problem | <– Date –> <– Thread –> |
From: Fred H Olson (fholsontcfreenet.org) | |
Date: Mon, 6 May 2002 16:18:01 -0600 (MDT) |
Chris Scheuer Center for Sustainable Systems School of Natural Resources and Environment University of Michigan cscheuer [at] umich.edu is the author of the message below. It was posted by Fred the Cohousing-L list manager <fholson [at] cohousing.org> Note I am posting this so I can put back the subject line (rather than "Digest") Joani and I apologise for posting a message with a whole digest quoted. (The size limit restriction on posted messages has changed so I did not notice it's size.) DIGEST SUBSCRIBERS - PLEASE reply carefully to cohousing-L messages. be sure to: 1) restore subject line 2) delete / dont quote more of the message than needed Fred cohousing-L list manager -------------------- FORWARDED MESSAGE FOLLOWS -------------------- I don't know if this will get to the right person in time, or has already been said but I have seen similar statements about the 3-1 cost ratios of housing. I think however this is one of those deceptive statistics. While residential neighborhoods, "bring in" less in taxes than an office park the number of people living there also work in the greater community and buy and sell goods in the community. The total $ brought in by a residential community is much higher than just the tax base. I believe that for a local economy residentially related purchases (food, clothing, entertainment, services, equipment, construction etc.) could surpass business related purchases (not as a whole but purchases within the local economy) Besides the office park employees have to live somewhere as well. You can't have business development without residential development. Chris --On Monday, May 06, 2002, 12:01 PM -0500 cohousing-l-request [at] cohousing.org wrote: > > The argument being used against our proposal is that a 'subdivision' of > > residential homes costs a town roughly three times more than it brings > > in > > in revenues. The costs are primarily for schooling the children of the > > community, but also include police & fire protection, snow plowing, etc. > > > > Any thoughts or countervailing arguments that cohousers have to support > > our > > case would be appreciated. Chris Scheuer Master of Science in Architecture Research Assistant Center for Sustainable Systems School of Natural Resources and Environment University of Michigan www.css.snre [at] umich.edu _______________________________________________ Cohousing-L mailing list Cohousing-L [at] cohousing.org Unsubscribe and other info: http://www.communityforum.net/mailman/listinfo/cohousing-l
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