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Roger Valdez
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Roger Valdez is a Seattle researcher and writer. He recently read through Seattle's land use code and blogged about it. He currently directs housing programs at a local non-profit.
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Roger Valdez's comments
Posted Thu, Apr 19, 12:46 p.m.
Josh, When you say things like this: "The neighborhood has had more development and change over the past few decades than probably anywhere in the city." it starts to sound an awful lot like, "People in Roosevelt support density. We just want the right kind of density." or "We've already ...
MOREPosted Thu, Apr 19, 12:08 p.m.
Edit for above: I think it will fail, because I doubt very much tax payers in Laurelhurst are going to want to take scarce tax dollars to preserve a local icon for Capitol Hillers, anymore than they would want spend money locking down a bombed out block in Roosevlet so ...
MOREPosted Thu, Apr 19, 12:06 p.m.
Josh, There is always a thread used by NIMBYs and BANANAs (Build Absolutely Nothing Anything Near Anyone) that tries to equate the thing we're fighting to preserve with some unquestioned land mark. I've already heard the Pike Place Market battle dredged up in this context, and now you've tried to ...
MOREPosted Thu, Apr 19, 11:26 a.m.
JM Rolls, LoupLoup and others. I will give you the censorship warning I have given others before. This is a public forum. You can feel free to disagree with me, call me names, and even use the f-word if you like. But please don't ask this venue to shut me ...
MOREPosted Tue, Apr 10, 12:34 p.m.
afreeman, "should not be to subsidize"
MOREPosted Mon, Apr 9, 5:26 p.m.
Ross, I think you raise an important and true point: if the project falls apart the local government is on the hook to retire the debt. But that is true of any use of public credit for any public purpose. But the example you use makes the point that even ...
MOREPosted Mon, Apr 9, 5:15 p.m.
Hi David, I don't know that I can turn you into a TIF supporter, but I hope I can effectively respond to some of the points you rais. • If a project makes economic sense it will get built. I agree with you. But intervention can and should happen when ...
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