(See previous post and public commentary here)
A must read classic. Now archived over on Red State.
'colegrayson':
"This I do know. I know that my whole life I have believed in the power of our people.
I support reasonable safety nets, but personal empowerment. We can’t allow our country to become a bread line; we must prevent a collapse into complete dependency. But even at this point, Obama does not truly care about jobs. In this new bill he proposes more spending on unemployment extensions, but could that spending not go directly to the SBA, or works programs? No I don’t want these people to starve but blast it I want them to get out of bed. We have lost our excellence and drive towards excellence.
In order to be a Democrat you have to capitulate to social permissiveness, to political correctness, and nanny stating. Democrats I grew up with were largely socially conservative, economically populist, and went to Church. They did not mock God, like many currently do, and they respected our rights to worship. We now live in a society that publicly respects Ramadan more than Christmas, Muslim more than Christian, and even the Attorney General, while stating tacitly blacks can’t be guilty of a hate crime, used the power of his office to defend a Muslim teacher from being fired for taking time off to worship. Try getting the teacher’s union to back you up when you miss work for a church bake sale.
But really America, look around. Who are the givers? Do you see latte fueled hipster liberals working food banks? Or is it almost always the good folk from Church, who constantly give of themselves to help their neighbor, as the Bible teaches, and who want only in return the chance to slip a Psalm in your pocket, and to invite you to listen to the Word.
I respect your right to follow a different faith but I require you to respect mine.
I had to detach myself from the rhetoric and see for myself the empty lip service the Democratic Party had become. With each passing day I feel better about myself, more in tune with God, and am a nicer person. My Wife has seen this. My friends have too. I don’t beat the Bible, and I am surely no Saint.
But when faced with a choice of amoral narcissists, who say one thing then do another, educated to the point of idiocy, confident only the sound of their own words, or good hearted farmers, and mechanics, and churchgoers who I have seen selflessly give of themselves for the benefit of others, what side do you think I should stand by?.....
......I am and will always be a certain type of Democrat. Some call me Southern or Blue Dog, but I will support equality, and defense, and doing right for my country.
I will support fair tax policy, and respect for God, and human decency.
I will work to reduce abortions and provide safe streets and good schools.
I prioritize paychecks before excuses and excellence over mediocrity.
I believe in the brave men and women of our Armed Forces and feel they deserve more respect.
I believe the Government has grown oppressive, and burdensome, and needs to be reduced.
I believe the poor should be fed first through their earnings, so they can someday cease to be poor, and then only if needed through welfare, with some kind of incentive attached, be it labor or educational.
But most of all, I believe in you. It is for these reasons, that this certain type of Democrat, is now a Republican. God Bless all....." (Read more? Click title)
"Unapologetically pursuing and tracking patterns within the news others make since 2010."
April 7, 2012
SandBoxBlogs: The Atlantic "How to Turn Republicans and Democrats Into Americans"
Mickey Edwards:
"Angry and frustrated, American voters went to the polls in November 2010 to “take back” their country. Just as they had done in 2008. And 2006. And repeatedly for decades, whether it was Republicans or Democrats from whom they were taking the country back. No matter who was put in charge, things didn’t get better. They won’t this time, either; spending levels may go down, taxes may go up, budgets will change, but American government will go on the way it has, not as a collective enterprise but as a battle between warring tribes.
If we are truly a democracy—if voters get to size up candidates for a public office and choose the one they want—why don’t the elections seem to change anything? Because we elect our leaders, and they then govern, in a system that makes cooperation almost impossible and incivility nearly inevitable, a system in which the campaign season never ends and the struggle for party advantage trumps all other considerations. When Democrat Nancy Pelosi became speaker of the House, the leader of the lawmaking branch of government, she said her priority was to … elect more Democrats. After Republican victories in 2010, the Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said his goal was to … prevent the Democratic president’s reelection. With the country at war and the economy in recession, our government leaders’ first thoughts have been of party advantage...." (Read more from this archived article? Click title)
"Unapologetically pursuing and tracking patterns within the news others make since 2010."
SandBoxBlogs: SandBox Astrology "Basic Chart Terminology"
The opening of the door into my understanding of astrology was done for me over twenty years ago by a 65 yr. old woman, who lived in a very obscure rural setting in Delta, Colorado. Barely 5' tall, almost crone like in her features. Keen, sharp eyes with a wit and finely honed pen to go with. A no nonsense, no whining attitude on life, Sara. I loved her so dearly and there is not a day that goes by that I don't think of her.The 'kind' of astrology I use is uniquely my own and is a mix of many schools of study and thought. So, as we take a look at some of the terminology and interpretations I use, please take the time to read through them even if you are familiar with astrology.
Natal chart
As unique as your biological DNA, your birth chart is like a blueprint for the lifetime. As though God stopped the heavens for a nano-second and snapped a picture of the heavens and gave you your very own map. The theory is that the chart is the 360 degree circumference of the earth. Your exact moment of recorded birth, your exact place of birth (latitude and longitude) and your date of birth provide the numbers for the mathematical calculations to calculate your natal/birth chart.
And here is where most people begin to get confused. The natal chart is a fixed energy for you in the lifetime. But the Universe did not stop at the moment of your birth. Its universal movement continually transits in a counter-clockwise motion around the earth (i.e. your natal chart in the theory of astrology). The geometric (just like laying out each shot in a game of billiards) patterns of the universal transits around 'your earth' charts the cycles and rhythms of the lifetime.
Likewise, the fixed geometric patterns, of your fixed energy natal chart, have a great deal to say and reveal about how you will react as an individual as those cycles occur in your lifetime.
Always there are at least these two primary energies of fixed and cyclic transits working in a rhythm that is unique as your physical DNA.
The Zodiac
The theory of astrology is that the same 360 degree circumference makes up the Zodiac Belt. Similar to an aura of energy wrapped around the earth. Divided, for mathematical and interpretation purposes, into 12 equal sections of 30 degrees each. These sections are known as decanates and the individual degrees from 0 to 30 each have their own unique energy and interpretation. Those...are very old school astrology teachings.
Everyone has all the signs of the zodiac in their natal chart. For example, the five personal planets (Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus and Mars) can fall in a wide range of signs and by studying all the energy present and the geometric aspects of the chart along with the degrees they fall in and where they lie in individual houses of the chart; we obtain a very clear picture of the individual person. It's a fascinating and revealing look at yourself. I encourage anyone to find an astrologer that you feel comfortable with and study at least this part of your astrological blueprint.
There is a wonderful Allegory by Martin Schulman that does a very good job of interpreting the base energies of each individual sign of the zodiac.
The houses of the chart
When you look at your natal chart, it looks like a circle. Remember that the theory is 360 degrees in circumference. That 360 degrees is divided into 12 sections. Depending on what type of system of calculation your astrologer uses determines whether or not those are equal sections of 30 degrees each (coincides with the 12 zodiac signs that are 30 degrees each (total 360)) (or) unequal in size.
I prefer the unequal house system of math calculations because the houses of the chart refer to various parts and aspects of our lives. If someone has a great deal of personal work to do on themselves in any kind of relationship in the lifetime, it stands to reason that the relationship houses will hold a large amount of activity. If one has successfully (in their view as that is what Karma is pretty much all about, eh?) completed where they wanted to go and achieve in relationships previously; it stands to reason that will not be a focus in the current lifetime.
When you have your astrological chart read for you, a much more clear and personalized view of your house needs in this lifetime will be seen. For now, below is a sample of a blank, empty chart and descriptions of the basic values each house holds.
There are broader and more inclusive interpretations of the houses; the following are just the basic concepts:
See the configuration of a 'cross' in the chart example above? Dividing the chart into (4) quadrants? Think of the line that runs across the chart at center as the horizon.
Houses 1 through 6 are referred to as "below the earth" and represent the individual and more mundane parts of the lifetime.
Houses 7 through 12 are referred to as "above the earth" and represent where the individual goes out into the world and forms relationships and broader understanding.
House of the chart are always in opposing polarity. The polarity of the 1st house is the 7th. 2nd to the 8th. 3rd to the 9th. 4th to the 10th. 5th to the 11th. 6th to the 12th. Watch and notice how these polarities compliment and polarize each other as you read through the basic interpretations below. Can you see the exact polarities in the sample chart above? They may oppose each other but the mathematical calculations that derive the chart itself will always hold the same amount of space within each polarity. In other words, the 1st house and the 7th house oppose each other, yet compliment each other by holding yin to yang and the same degree of 'space' to let that yin yang dynamic work itself out.
The 1st house begins at the Ascendant, that degree of the zodiac on the eastern horizon at the time of birth. The 1st house represents the individual self and where we are independent of others. Refers to the physical body and indicates ones manner of self expression, character, abilities, ego temperament, focus of desire and appearance. Also shows early environment.
The 2nd house refers to how we earn our living, what we as an individual do to bring money and possessions into our lives that we have earned or have worked to earn. Indicates also our attitude toward money, all types of possessions and also gives some clue as to the career path and how we will go about earning or maintaining those things. Often referred to as the house of earned income, it also shows much about our value systems and how much value we place on the things we possess. This is also the house of special karmic relationships. Karma is not payment for issues from other lifetimes as new age or judgemental philosophies would lead to believe. Karma is balance. For every action, there is an equal and just reaction somewhere in the Universe and transcendent of time as we humans know it.
The 3rd house refers to your immediate environment, neighborhood, town, city or general locale where you live or spend a great deal of your physical time. This is also the house representing siblings and friends, close relatives and neighbors. The 3rd house also refers to mundane communications as well as short trips and general education. It is also the house of religion and orthodox forms of religious beliefs.
The 4th house is the home environment, the roots of the soul and representative of the end of the lifetime. Symbolically, the individual is born into the home and returns back to the home to pass on. Refers to the mother, ones heritage, family background, culture and social background. Also representative of land, property and real estate. Notice in the sample chart above that the 4th and 10th house are part of the 'cross' that divides the chart (the soul's DNA, in theory) into (4) quadrants.
The 5th house is the house of individual romance with another person and intimate relationships. Also the house of children, love affairs, amusements, gambling, pleasure, fortune, speculation and investment.
The 6th house is the home of our everyday affairs, work, routine, co-workers, duties, obligations, responsibilities and the work environment. This is also the house of health and physical well being.
The 7th house begins the rise of the chart to "above the earth" and is the polarity of the 1st house. Where the 1st house is the house of individual self, the 7th is the house of marriage, partnerships of all kinds and any time two or more people are engaged in any type of understanding in a relationship or contractual manner. The 7th house is also the house of social and mundane justice, our legal and court systems and human law. Basically, in any affair of life where one is engaged with another person, the energy is ruled by the 7th house.
The 8th house is the opposite polarity of the 2nd house. In the 8th, we inherit what we have in tangible ways. Legacies, goods of the dead, inheritance, possessions or money that we share in any way. Wills, insurance, trusts, regeneration, corporate funds. The 8th house is also the home of psychic phenomena, ESP, the occult and any type of sensory impressions.
The 9th house is the polarity of the 3rd house. The 9th is the home of spiritual understanding, Divine justice, justice on physical,social and legal levels, broader and more all encompassing forms of communication such as philosophy, higher learning and divine guidance. This is the house of ones faith and trust in a higher power in our lives. Values and morals are housed here, whereas character is a 3rd house trait. The 9th also rules foreign affairs, foreign travel and ethnicity.
The 10th house represents the highest mark the individual makes in the lifetime and it's cusp is known as the Midheaven of the chart. It is the polarity of the 4th house which is known as the roots of the soul and our point of origin. Representative of the career and/or sphere of authority and how we conduct ourselves in the outside world. We are born into the roots of our soul in the 4th house and we go out into the world and leave our mark in the 10th. Our ultimate standing at the end of our lives is marked in this house.
The 11th house is the house of group relationships, friends, societies, our long range goals and objectives, our wishes, hopes and aspirations and how we set ourselves going about obtaining those through relationships with others. Opposite polarity is the 5th house and the home of one on one intimate relations.
The 12th house is the natural house of the subconscious mind, mysticism. Our sorrows, personal anxieties, grief and self undoing that we do not show to just everyone. This is the house of what we consider to be our personal 'secrets' and private thoughts. It can also be the house that represents outward challenges that are known or unknown until they show themselves. This is the house where the individual is most likely to be taken advantage of or confined in some manner by another.
All rights reserved. Copyright 2010-2012. A Ray of Light Publishing Company
SandBoxBlogs: Aspen Times/Tony Vagneur "Aspen's ageless questions"
Excellent column from Tony Vagneur this week. Up on the Aspen Times.
Tony Vagneur:
"Those from the '60s and '70s bemoan the changes that have happened to “their” town; those who survived the '90s and '00s are getting nervous about the community they thought they knew; those of us who grew up here in the 1940s and '50s, if we still care, are pondering the same questions...."
(Read more? Click title)
"Unapologetically pursuing and tracking patterns within the news others make since 2010."
Tony Vagneur:
"Those from the '60s and '70s bemoan the changes that have happened to “their” town; those who survived the '90s and '00s are getting nervous about the community they thought they knew; those of us who grew up here in the 1940s and '50s, if we still care, are pondering the same questions...."
(Read more? Click title)
"Unapologetically pursuing and tracking patterns within the news others make since 2010."
SandBoxBlogs: Aspen Daily News "Housing and the homeless in Aspen"
Isn't that the way of things?
That a government department or agency takes offense and jumps to conclusions without really listening to what the folks are just sayin?
Oh, the plight of the government worker. It must be tough to take the time to actually read all the facts and look at things from the perspective of 'outside the box'.
Good idea for Erin Smiddy of APCHA to line out the facts for the folks.
Shame she had to do it with the tone of condescending. Shame that someone like Andy Stone had to encourage and fuel animosity against APCHA with his recent column.
Most folks fully understand that APCHA isn't the bad guy.
The real bad guy is the entrenched power of developers and builders who have been cashing in on the subsidies, tax credits and lower-tier building standards these developments hold. And the politicians fueled by special interests that advocate it all.
Of course the little guy and the originally well-intended agency are going to ultimately be the only ones left out in the cold.
Too bad the flamers like Andy Stone and the Aspen Times encourage such a travesty of justice and too bad that any government worker becomes so apathetic they can no longer hear what the folks are really just sayin.
Read the rules and regs of APCHA? Click title.
"Unapologetically pursuing and tracking patterns within the news others make since 2010."
That a government department or agency takes offense and jumps to conclusions without really listening to what the folks are just sayin?
Oh, the plight of the government worker. It must be tough to take the time to actually read all the facts and look at things from the perspective of 'outside the box'.
Good idea for Erin Smiddy of APCHA to line out the facts for the folks.
Shame she had to do it with the tone of condescending. Shame that someone like Andy Stone had to encourage and fuel animosity against APCHA with his recent column.
Most folks fully understand that APCHA isn't the bad guy.
The real bad guy is the entrenched power of developers and builders who have been cashing in on the subsidies, tax credits and lower-tier building standards these developments hold. And the politicians fueled by special interests that advocate it all.
Of course the little guy and the originally well-intended agency are going to ultimately be the only ones left out in the cold.
Too bad the flamers like Andy Stone and the Aspen Times encourage such a travesty of justice and too bad that any government worker becomes so apathetic they can no longer hear what the folks are really just sayin.
Read the rules and regs of APCHA? Click title.
"Unapologetically pursuing and tracking patterns within the news others make since 2010."
SandBoxBlogs: Glenwood Springs Post Independent "Fee waivers clear way for Glenwood Green"
(See related story and public comments here. Research all things Cordillera, Base Village, Four Seasons Vail, Dancing Bear. All employee/affordable housing developments from Aspen to Vail, including who finances them, in order to begin to get up to speed on the magnitude of how much money is ultimately burdened (and taken) onto the backs of the folks with these types of boondoggles that your elected leaders keep signing blank checks for.)
When one sets aside the musings of possibility that the problem is both long-term and short-term memory loss in our council members and community leaders minds.
Sets aside the thought that maybe it's the ideology or personal politics of individual leaders.
Sets aside the thought that maybe time, patience and diplomacy on the folks end, will eventually win.
Sets aside the Pollyanna desire that common sense decisions based on facts not the wishes, imagination and ideology of our leaders will finally prevail on behalf of the citizens they represent.
When one sets aside the historical data that shows how many chances various leaders have been given and then cast aside by same; to gather only historical data, all the facts and offerings and really dig in by actually going to take a good look in person at what their decisions create.
After setting aside all those things.
One ends up right back at the undeniable conclusion that the folks must be right.
That no matter what they do, there is no hope that they will be listened to.
Power, business and political influence will reign.
Excuses and false justification from community leaders will spin all things off into oblivion with platitudes such as "...we have an open door....we can't please all the people all the time...that's not the way government money works...we did check concerns with a couple of people and think that's enough....we don't do follow through, not our job....".
That layer upon layer of cloudy press and the ill-intent of special interests will fuzzy up all minds for everyone and the endless cycle will just continue to spin.
Yes, the folks must be right.
About what?
That the only way to get anything done that is truly in the best interests of the folks is to keep believing in the elections system.
Through the power of one vote, to keep flushing away any party politician, on any side of the fence, until they have a majority of leaders who refuse to use an excuse or false justification to cover their tracks.
Unless you are a knowledgeable builder you likely have no idea whatsoever how much money the City of Glenwood Springs has burdened onto the citizens of both Garfield County and COGS with this latest phase in the Glenwood Meadows development.
How 'far' do you think $474,000 (that's just the waived fees) goes in profitability to Macgregor and his cohorts throughout the Meadows development? Unthinkable that a developers ultimately self-enrichment has just come at the expense of desperately needed education fees for our kids and utility burdens on the backs of our seniors, underemployed and unemployed.
How about when you add on the "subsidized housing credits" that COGS gave the project early on? BTW, where are the jobs and the illegal immigration enforcement that should have come first before thinking about building another low-rent, subsidized mass build of apartments?
How about the long-term costs for all the problems that come when you add on the cheapest, slap-it-up-don't-look- back-building, engineering, labor and materials that is the modus operandi for this developer?
How about when you add on the 'build-it-on-top-of-a-hidden-lake' type of ethics in engineering this developer has already proven with previous phases? As he slaps up another major core and shell build with COGS never having changed the rules to force him to accountability? That will last (if we're lucky) the same longevity as the RFTA maintenance facility of less than a decade? Long after Macgregor is gone?
Glenwood Meadows aka 'The Ghettos'. As the folks are so fond of calling it.
It's a great question, the one the folks keep asking over and over again.
"Where, exactly, does the money go with all these deed-restricted, affordable housing, subsidized to the developer/owner projects and whose money, exactly, is it?"
Talk about a boondoggle.
Give some cred to Councilman Leo McKinney for not falling for the shills of "2 restaurant owners" who spoke up on behalf of a dead, isolated development and its need for foot traffic. Big no vote for Leo. It will be interesting to listen to public comments on that huge change. Give him some cred for it, please.
And say thank you to Councilman Mike Gamba for steadily staying the course and proving to the folks that he is all that they hoped he would be.
Now, how many more Michael Gambas can you go round up to run in the next municipal election?
John Stroud:
“I've been a supporter of this project … but I'm not a supporter of putting the financial burden on the backs of citizens and [utility] rate payers,” Councilman Mike Gamba reiterated at Thursday's meeting before voting against the waivers. “This project needs to stand on its own feet financially.”
Denver-based Community Housing Concepts, through its development arm, Steele Properties, obtained $11 million in low-income tax credits from the Colorado Housing Finance Authority (CHFA) to build the $14 million project.
Glenwood Green will provide low-cost rental units for individuals and families earning between 40 and 60 percent of the area median income.
Without the fee waivers, the project would have been in jeopardy, said Steele representative Jennifer Cloud at the Thursday meeting.
Cloud offered letters from CHFA, the Colorado Division of Housing and project investors indicating the lack of fee waivers from the city would trigger a review of the project's financing.
“All of them expressed great concern for the financial impact of not having the fee waivers,” Cloud said.
Any delays could also put the project in danger of meeting a June 5 deadline to spend 10 percent of the project budget, or risk losing the tax credits, she added.
“That's more likely to kill the project than any other factor,” Cloud said.
The city's land-use code allows for “partial or total” fee waivers as an incentive for eligible affordable housing projects. City planners recommended approval of the waivers.
Councilman Stephen Bershenyi had previously opposed the full waiver request. But he changed his tune, especially after hearing from two Glenwood Meadows Market Street restaurant owners Thursday night. They supported any incentive to encourage housing development next to the isolated commercial area...."
(Read more? Click title)
"Unapologetically pursuing and tracking patterns within the news others make since 2010."
When one sets aside the musings of possibility that the problem is both long-term and short-term memory loss in our council members and community leaders minds.
Sets aside the thought that maybe it's the ideology or personal politics of individual leaders.
Sets aside the thought that maybe time, patience and diplomacy on the folks end, will eventually win.
Sets aside the Pollyanna desire that common sense decisions based on facts not the wishes, imagination and ideology of our leaders will finally prevail on behalf of the citizens they represent.
When one sets aside the historical data that shows how many chances various leaders have been given and then cast aside by same; to gather only historical data, all the facts and offerings and really dig in by actually going to take a good look in person at what their decisions create.
After setting aside all those things.
One ends up right back at the undeniable conclusion that the folks must be right.
That no matter what they do, there is no hope that they will be listened to.
Power, business and political influence will reign.
Excuses and false justification from community leaders will spin all things off into oblivion with platitudes such as "...we have an open door....we can't please all the people all the time...that's not the way government money works...we did check concerns with a couple of people and think that's enough....we don't do follow through, not our job....".
That layer upon layer of cloudy press and the ill-intent of special interests will fuzzy up all minds for everyone and the endless cycle will just continue to spin.
Yes, the folks must be right.
About what?
That the only way to get anything done that is truly in the best interests of the folks is to keep believing in the elections system.
Through the power of one vote, to keep flushing away any party politician, on any side of the fence, until they have a majority of leaders who refuse to use an excuse or false justification to cover their tracks.
Unless you are a knowledgeable builder you likely have no idea whatsoever how much money the City of Glenwood Springs has burdened onto the citizens of both Garfield County and COGS with this latest phase in the Glenwood Meadows development.
How 'far' do you think $474,000 (that's just the waived fees) goes in profitability to Macgregor and his cohorts throughout the Meadows development? Unthinkable that a developers ultimately self-enrichment has just come at the expense of desperately needed education fees for our kids and utility burdens on the backs of our seniors, underemployed and unemployed.
How about when you add on the "subsidized housing credits" that COGS gave the project early on? BTW, where are the jobs and the illegal immigration enforcement that should have come first before thinking about building another low-rent, subsidized mass build of apartments?
How about the long-term costs for all the problems that come when you add on the cheapest, slap-it-up-don't-look- back-building, engineering, labor and materials that is the modus operandi for this developer?
How about when you add on the 'build-it-on-top-of-a-hidden-lake' type of ethics in engineering this developer has already proven with previous phases? As he slaps up another major core and shell build with COGS never having changed the rules to force him to accountability? That will last (if we're lucky) the same longevity as the RFTA maintenance facility of less than a decade? Long after Macgregor is gone?
Glenwood Meadows aka 'The Ghettos'. As the folks are so fond of calling it.
It's a great question, the one the folks keep asking over and over again.
"Where, exactly, does the money go with all these deed-restricted, affordable housing, subsidized to the developer/owner projects and whose money, exactly, is it?"
Talk about a boondoggle.
Give some cred to Councilman Leo McKinney for not falling for the shills of "2 restaurant owners" who spoke up on behalf of a dead, isolated development and its need for foot traffic. Big no vote for Leo. It will be interesting to listen to public comments on that huge change. Give him some cred for it, please.
And say thank you to Councilman Mike Gamba for steadily staying the course and proving to the folks that he is all that they hoped he would be.
Now, how many more Michael Gambas can you go round up to run in the next municipal election?
John Stroud:
“I've been a supporter of this project … but I'm not a supporter of putting the financial burden on the backs of citizens and [utility] rate payers,” Councilman Mike Gamba reiterated at Thursday's meeting before voting against the waivers. “This project needs to stand on its own feet financially.”
Denver-based Community Housing Concepts, through its development arm, Steele Properties, obtained $11 million in low-income tax credits from the Colorado Housing Finance Authority (CHFA) to build the $14 million project.
Glenwood Green will provide low-cost rental units for individuals and families earning between 40 and 60 percent of the area median income.
Without the fee waivers, the project would have been in jeopardy, said Steele representative Jennifer Cloud at the Thursday meeting.
Cloud offered letters from CHFA, the Colorado Division of Housing and project investors indicating the lack of fee waivers from the city would trigger a review of the project's financing.
“All of them expressed great concern for the financial impact of not having the fee waivers,” Cloud said.
Any delays could also put the project in danger of meeting a June 5 deadline to spend 10 percent of the project budget, or risk losing the tax credits, she added.
“That's more likely to kill the project than any other factor,” Cloud said.
The city's land-use code allows for “partial or total” fee waivers as an incentive for eligible affordable housing projects. City planners recommended approval of the waivers.
Councilman Stephen Bershenyi had previously opposed the full waiver request. But he changed his tune, especially after hearing from two Glenwood Meadows Market Street restaurant owners Thursday night. They supported any incentive to encourage housing development next to the isolated commercial area...."
(Read more? Click title)
"Unapologetically pursuing and tracking patterns within the news others make since 2010."
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