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Posted by: mike - August 23, 2007 11:37 PM
two words. "PRIVATE PROPERTY". This is not Red China. Private landowners are still entitled to use their property in accordance with local development standards, and nobody really cares whether it suits you or not.
Posted by: Kevin - August 24, 2007 03:47 PM
Pass measure 49 - Don't Californicate Oregon (so people won't be driving an hour for groceries)
Posted by: Barbara Schuele - September 21, 2007 04:21 PM
Mad as Hell sounds like the OPB ad that says "Can't Oregon stay like it was when I moved here?" Daniel Boone complained that the west was getting too crowded. Every generation complains about change. Hope Mad as Hell doesn't have any children that might want to live nearby when they grow up! Some other MaH neighbor will be unwelcoming to them too!
Posted by: karen - November 20, 2007 07:06 AM
I agree with MaH. Same thing just happened to me within the last 3 weeks. Down went the tall fir tree, which served as a wonderful bird sanctuary, as well as the garage in my neighbor's small backyard. Up went a large two story square box which overlooks my once very private back yard. This giganto house that was crammed onto the backyard of a standard 50x100 lot, will mostly likely be the kind of home a family would buy, but ironically, they will have no backyard for their children. Instead, the kids will have to play in the street. I live in an old well established neighborhood in North Portland. I had always chosen to live in the city because the neighborhoods are well established. Now, that has changed. Everyone is cashing in on their real estate -- and for what? A few extra bucks to buy more crap made in China? No one is thinking of the future, only the here and now. I for one will pass on my extra large lot and 100 year old home to my grandchildren where their children might be able to enjoy a little bit of heaven in the city and still hear the birds chirp a hundred years from now. Note: This blog posting has been closed and is no longer accepting new comments. |
Someone has to say it - this is a serious case of Not in My Back Yard. Having lived next door to major construction projects, I sympathize, but Portland is growing, and people need to live somewhere. The harping on property values sounds like sour grapes to me - I suspect Mr. (or Ms.) Hell wishes that they'd cashed in and subdivided their own lot, first. And the idea that this somehow makes Portland like LA is laughable - they have no density whatsoever there. That's why they have to drive two hours to get to a grocery store. Does all this mean I want my neighbors to follow suit? No, but at least I have some sense of perspective if they do.