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Small-Scale Question Sunday for October 19, 2025

Do you have a dumb question that you're kind of embarrassed to ask in the main thread? Is there something you're just not sure about?

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You are of course correct. Isn’t there a tendency for mandated affordable housing projects to be marked for 55+?

Obviously, NIMBY’s don’t want to make this argument out loud but, uh, what did you think ‘neighborhood character’ meant? I mean I personally oppose nearby housing development because they are being built with HOA’s, which normalizes stricter code enforcement. But most opposition to building affordable housing is that it invites people of affordability, and of course, YIMBY’s don’t want to remind people that these new residents will be people of affordability.