tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741412946805763929.post6905863560934461990..comments2024-03-28T03:50:29.923-07:00Comments on Shoreline Area News: Op-Ed: The Middle is Missing and We Need to Find ItCarl Dinsehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03741982015985286521noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741412946805763929.post-64307116768273178432023-03-16T19:57:07.332-07:002023-03-16T19:57:07.332-07:00What does infill housing look like? It looks like...What does infill housing look like? It looks like the corner lot near my house.<br /><br />About five years ago, a 25,000 sq ft lot with a single house on it was sold to a developer. This developer bulldozed that house and built four enormous two-story box houses on the property with a single access to the street. What once might have housed a family of four can now house four families of perhaps sixteen.<br /><br />But this came at a terrible cost. I watched with horror the day that the loggers came and cut down four Douglas firs, three western hemlocks, and two western redcedars. All of these trees were a minimum of 60 years old. All of these trees were well over 100 feet tall.<br /><br />Density requires defoliation. There's no getting around it. It's time for density advocates to acknowledge that their policies directly lead to loss of tree cover and to be held accountable for it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741412946805763929.post-47683825009890720022023-03-12T10:05:58.057-07:002023-03-12T10:05:58.057-07:00An alternative is to construct an ADU ((cottage-sm...An alternative is to construct an ADU ((cottage-small house) in your back yard, rent it out for extra income, when you decide to downsize, move into the ADU and rent your house.<br />You can stay in place, on your property and now enjoy much more income to take cruises!<br />Some cities are offering free plans that are pre-approved to make it easy to get permits.<br />Your financing will be paid from your rent with enough money left over to pay taxes, pay for vacations, etc. <br />Ask your city officials what plans they have to help you simplify the permitting and offer pre-approved selections.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741412946805763929.post-6673272644903941622023-03-11T10:22:32.635-08:002023-03-11T10:22:32.635-08:00Thank you for this OpEd! Lots of people used to s...Thank you for this OpEd! Lots of people used to start with a small house and move up as income and needs change. With all the McMansions around and no cute houses (for first time buyers AND empty nesters) we're stuck with what we bought 20 years ago, even if it no longer works for us.<br /><br />We need more small or 'cottage' housing. Cute houses like the one in the photo!<br /><br /><br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com