tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741412946805763929.post7707099573608426325..comments2024-03-28T03:50:29.923-07:00Comments on Shoreline Area News: Letter to the Editor: Smart growth is not always extreme growthCarl Dinsehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03741982015985286521noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741412946805763929.post-69674992253484882672016-10-11T06:49:36.232-07:002016-10-11T06:49:36.232-07:00The native Americans had the same reaction when th...The native Americans had the same reaction when the Norwegian immigrants started clearing Shoreline.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741412946805763929.post-27058437882781493042016-10-10T13:26:15.925-07:002016-10-10T13:26:15.925-07:00As a resident of Ridgecrest area and an actual hom...As a resident of Ridgecrest area and an actual homeowner who is losing their house to the Link, first I have to say this whole rezone piece I feel has been badly handled by the leaders of Shoreline. We are not Seattle, nor do we want to become that. With that in mind I do believe some rezoning had to happen, but I am of the mind that Janet and Cathy get that and Chris felt they didn't. I hope our future can include a more thoughtful view with more input and less rhetoric and meanness.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741412946805763929.post-41382101458451636012016-10-09T22:07:26.883-07:002016-10-09T22:07:26.883-07:00There has been something that has bugged me about ...There has been something that has bugged me about this upzoning fiasco that I haven't quite been able to put my finger on until now. I've honestly tried to take my emotions out of the equation and just focus on facts and data. The pro-upzone side has nothing but emotional arguments, they have nothing but theories that are fringing to the point of them almost coming off as "conspiracies", and one thing is certain... they have nothing but ad hominem attacks and namecalling in their arsenal of "logic", discussion, and debate. <br /><br />When the pro-upzone side speaks of... "you should have had the foresight to see this coming" .. even though it wasn't part of the ST2 bill. "What did you expect?" when it wasn't part of the ST2 bill. All that comes to mind is extreme victim blaming. It sounds like the good people of these established Shoreline neighborhoods were somehow "asking for it". <br /><br />"Change is coming... it's inevitable"... when change happens everyday and people move in and out of neighborhoods in organic ways. Neighborhoods will change... with or without massive upzoning along a seven layer dip of developer incentives and giveaways and without having to put a dime back into our communities for twelve years. <br /><br />These land-use changes and polices are rapacious. <br /><br />There is an established pattern of intimidation, fear-mongering, and dishonesty that has gone into silencing critics of the upzoning. <br /><br />The city has yet to prove that there is "overwhelming public support" from within Shoreline for these upzones. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com