tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666195730630249633.post2899990471068352216..comments2024-03-25T17:49:41.408-07:00Comments on Salem Breakfast on Bikes: City signs onto Crypto-NIMBYism from League of Oregon CitiesSalem Breakfast on Bikeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15618055627843335993noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666195730630249633.post-80992597826240221312020-07-18T17:54:25.389-07:002020-07-18T17:54:25.389-07:00You ask: “If we are serious about climate, if we ...You ask: “If we are serious about climate, if we are serious about anti-racism, if we are serious about more housing and better housing affordability, why are we offering static and resistance to the State's rulemaking effort for more and easier middle housing?”<br /><br />I suggest that there is a sign error in your question — Salem is indeed serious about climate and racism and housing “affordability” — Salem is deadly serious that it wants to do nothing about climate other than give lip-service, that it is in deep denial about its racist origins and how they continue to echo through the ages and are fully functional today, and of course they are with 99.99% of the well-to-do (housing owners) who universally claim to believe in the concept of affordable housing but who really only do so if three conditions are met:<br /><br />1) Nobody builds any housing me that costs less than my home;<br />2) My taxes don’t go up;<br />3) The value of my house goes up.<br /><br />Anything that is perceived as violating any one of the three critical conditions means “Screw that, give me “neighborhood character” everytime.<br /><br /><br /><br />Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12731260619465817652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666195730630249633.post-7180146114980470562020-07-18T09:36:56.774-07:002020-07-18T09:36:56.774-07:00I see I should have been more explicit in saying t...I see I should have been more explicit in saying that this letter, and any direct comment on the rulemaking, did not rise to the Council agenda, and followed from more general policy statements instead. Sorry for the lack of clarity.Salem Breakfast on Bikeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15618055627843335993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666195730630249633.post-46268258782409518242020-07-17T21:25:56.461-07:002020-07-17T21:25:56.461-07:00The city council votes on the legislative agenda. ...The city council votes on the legislative agenda. There is a council subcommittee that reviews bills that could impact the city and makes a recommendation to the council to support, oppose, or be neutral. In this instance council would vote on what position to take regarding the LOC letter.Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09287268459056850174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666195730630249633.post-65035689890634589792020-07-17T14:06:34.540-07:002020-07-17T14:06:34.540-07:00Curious - is it just the City Manager who decides ...Curious - is it just the City Manager who decides to sign on to letters like this? Or the Mayor? Or did Council decide to support this crap letter?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666195730630249633.post-91518282887892874402020-07-17T12:16:55.889-07:002020-07-17T12:16:55.889-07:00Thanks for the link. It's always interesting t...Thanks for the link. It's always interesting to read a pass at the same material from "both sides" traditional journalism. Obviously there is more advocacy and commentary here from a perspective, in contrast with "the view from nowhere."Salem Breakfast on Bikeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15618055627843335993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666195730630249633.post-48779679990647713322020-07-17T11:23:21.852-07:002020-07-17T11:23:21.852-07:00Ha! You scooped Salem Reporter a little -
https:...Ha! You scooped Salem Reporter a little - <br /><br />https://www.salemreporter.com/posts/2681/concerns-over-local-control-arise-as-state-figures-out-how-to-apply-landmark-housing-lawAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com