Re:CA Cities to Lose All Zoning Powers in 2 Days
by ROTMetro on Tuesday January 31, 2023 @12:36PM
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Funny, I live in a small suburbia style town in the mountains, our infrastructure prices are much cheaper than California's, we have no big city we parasite off of, and everything here is much cheaper/affordable including housing, with a much smaller property tax base. We had Gb fiber while the big city had horrible DSL (if you were close enough to the DSLAM or whatever it was). We now have multiple Gb fiber options in our neighborhoods. Housing prices are affordable.
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Re:CA Cities to Lose All Zoning Powers in 2 Days
by PuppyTailWags on Tuesday January 31, 2023 @12:42PM
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Could you speak more about why your suburbia-style town in the mountains maintains its infrastructure prices? How is food, medicine, or construction goods delivered to you, and how do you pay for that transportation? I'm not asking out of skepticism: my understanding is that more remote locations are expensive partially because of logistical deliveries and maintenance costs, and I'd love to know how this is managed in well-maintained suburbia-style towns!
Re:CA Cities to Lose All Zoning Powers in 2 Days
by uoaei on Tuesday January 31, 2023 @07:33PM
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It would make sense if this town was in the proximity of major trucking/rail lines. Many towns in the foothills of the Sierras can be considered such. But then of course to pretend that the town is somehow "isolated" yet successful is certainly not accurate.
Re:CA Cities to Lose All Zoning Powers in 2 Days
by sofixa on Tuesday January 31, 2023 @12:46PM
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> we have no big city we parasite off of
> We had Gb fiber while the big city had horrible DSL
So do you or do you not have a big city nearby?
> our infrastructure prices are much cheaper than California's
As always, the big question - how old is that infrastructure, and when was it last renewed? What is the budget/reserves/debt like of the town? Because if infrastructure doesn't cost a lot to build, it doesn't mean it's sustainable to maintain/renew in the medium/long term.