[RP TownTalk] Condos

[James Coleman]

I, for one, believe that it's very important to keep a number of  
different purchase and rental options open to residents of our town for  
many reasons, but chiefly, to preserve and revitalize the character of  
our town.  I do happen to agree with some in our town that we need more  
upper income residents to improve our tax base and allow us to inspect  
rental properties for cleanliness and other code violations.

Just my opinion,

Jim Coleman
Somerset Road




On Jan 18, 2007, at 2:46 PM, Sue Collins wrote:

> Well, I can't afford the condo's or whatever they are
> that's going up on Route 1, which are "only" in the
> $300 thousands; I can see where the town is going to
> upscale to the point where people like myself, who've
> lived in the area 10 years or more and are in
> apartments, will be upscaled right out of town. and
> perhaps that's what a lot of the upscale folks want,
> to get rid of us "riff raff?" (And yes, I HAVE gotten
> some serious attitude from quite a few people in town
> when they find out I live in an apartment - everyone
> "knows" what people who live in apartments in town are
> like, right? (sarcasm) I realize that money makes the
> mare go, as the old saying goes; however, I can see
> that the town is headed towards becoming another
> condo/Starbucks/Trader Joe/Ben and Jerry's generic
> yuppy 'burb.  And there's nothing really wrong with
> that, except what we have now, the unique mix of
> architecture, people, incomes, and so forth, will
> vanish and there will be nothing in town to make it a
> special place to live.  It'll be just like everywhere
> else.  But, like I said, if cookie cutter is what you
> want...
>
>
>
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