Matthew57
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Disappointing to see.
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Disappointing to see.
I agree. It’s a strategy to set the precedence of selling federal land.I don't believe there is a housing shortage. I think it's a term used with cherry picked examples do get the general public on board. So it all sounds like a bunch of suck to me!
Idk, I think there is in some places. But selling federal land isn't going to help any of that anyway. Define shortage I guess.don't believe there is a housing shortage.
Don't forget all of the wells that would need to be piped since there's no water out there. Washoe County lands bill will come back with a vengeance (again) if it already hasn't.I live in NW nevada. One of these land use bills is proposed for around the Reno area. The problem is, these are not designated as "affordable housing". There is only a small percentage of the land designated to be used as "affordable" with the remainder being sold to developers to build housing/commercial in general. I have a few issues with the bills as proposed.
First, a lot of the land that is proposed for transfer is critical mule deer winter range and antelope range. There are not any provisions in the sale/transfer of public to private that would require maintaining any of the areas for deer, antelope, etc. that I could see. Instead, they will just sell off, develop and then let all the feral horses destry any remaining habitat.
Second, there is already a lot of private land that is located just to the south of I-80 that could be developed instead of transferring public lands that are north of I-80. Any and all private land should be advocated for development before any public land is transferred in my opinion. The senators are saying that they need the public land transferred in order to accomodate growth because there isn't enough private land available for development. This is total BS! There are thousands of acres of private land that could be developed. I guess it is more lucrative to sell the private land to large scale data centers that are receiving cheap/subisidized power instead of using it for housing that the senators are saying is so critical.
Third, many of these allocations use transfer to local tribes and government for parks, etc. as ways to grease the wheels. I do no appreciate this at all. Keep public lands public!!
Definitely but a lot of people like it that way at least the ones who already got their house.Maybe more like an affordability problem.
This is very true.I swear I've heard people say that people will never allow for any true "affordable housing" to come to fruition. If anything ever threatened home equity on a large scale, that would be disastrous.
A huge part of the problem where I am. mtmuleyMaybe more like an affordability problem.
Definitely but a lot of people like it that way at least the ones who already got their house.
This is very true.
I think it's a problem anywhere there is work. Or that's been my experience. Makes sense.A huge part of the problem where I am. mtmuley
The influx here happened when people could work in their pajamas. mtmuleyI think it's a problem anywhere there is work. Or that's been my experience. Makes sense.
I don't believe there is a housing shortage. I think it's a term used with cherry picked examples do get the general public on board. So it all sounds like a bunch of suck to me!
Idk, I think there is in some places. But selling federal land isn't going to help any of that anyway. Define shortage I guess.
Brah, Mayor Keller’s administration already got this covered! You see, once the unsheltered become too burdensome, build bigger fencing to get those bums out of the city parks. Then create awful PR by establishing vagrant camping areas. But above all, remind the constituents we helped those in need by building out the $50M ART bus lines so they could bus into the city.South of Albuquerque had some grand designs for building, and a lot of people own these lands but can't get the water. Should we sell BLM parcels when we have uninhabited road networks already bladed in and abandoned? I hope my local government isn't that shortsighted or blinded by whatever is going on.
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Are there programs in place to make sure affordable housing in those areas don’t simply become AirBnB’s? It is one thing for Vail resorts to buy land to build an apartment complex for workers. It is entirely another for the Federal government to sell land to a developer and let capitalism run its course.I could see there being a big push near smaller communities in the intermountain west as well. Think ski/resort towns that lack affordable housing for workers. In Colorado, these are already areas where big game has suffered from development of critical winter range. The only thing left for wildlife in many of these localities is adjacent public lands.