Neighbors worried about apartments
August 20, 2012 at 4:55 pm in Grand Forks Herald
Grand Forks residents opposed to an apartment building being constructed in their neighborhood shared their concerns with city council members during a Monday public hearing on the issue. Continue Reading
If I had to choose between a truck-loading warehouse or an empty lot and a residential apartment building meant to fit into the community then the choice seems clear. Change is difficult especially if residents don’t feel involved in the process. However, rejecting a proposal out of spite isn’t reasonable and I feel as if the developers will be more than willing to engage the residents who pose legitimate concerns. Dialogue is key. Grand Forks has fallen victim to many projects being planned without proper communication between those affected and those desperately pushing through mindless development. A three story apartment building doesn’t seem to be the problem in my opinion. Residents should focus on the true culprits of commercial and residential expansion.
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I used to live 1/2 block away, and remember when the triple-trailer rigs arrived and left. You’d think people would welcome an apt complex after that.
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I’m a bit fuzzy on how an apartment would hurt flooding in the neighborhood. I suppose the snow removal is thinking the street will be filled with cars in front.
We are entering the time in this country where apartments illicit the type of response that used to be reserved for sexual offender half way houses.
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Seriously? They’re concerned about the fact that more residents would be drawn to that neighborhood? Perhaps they should be more concerned about cleaning up their own run down houses!
Looks like this will be the spot for those wondering:
http://goo.gl/maps/GcTsu
I don’t see any reason why anyone should be worried about using that spot. And the “flooding” thing is just a lame excuse in another attempt to block it.
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There is a need for apartments because this area is a notoriously LOW WAGE PAYING part of the country. They may be making good money out west…but wages are still a joke in the east. Sadly, apartments are a NECESSITY now. This part of town isnt exactly a ‘gated community’ to begin with. More NIMBY policy pushers.
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With Agenda 21 being so willingly pushed through in the guise of environmentlly sustainable practices expect to see more an more such houseing units appearing in Grand Forks, which is a member of ICLEI (Local Governments for Sustainability). Many municipalities have already pulled out of ICLEI. Residents ought to become educated and push for Grand Forks to do the same. We should not want Agenda 21 or ICLEI anywhere in our state.
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Information and links to help you learn about your local government and it’s membership/partnership with ICLEI. Grand Forks is the only member city in North Dakota.
http://www.freedomadvocates.org/articles/illegitimate_government/iclei_primer%3a_your_town_and_freedom_threatened_20090804364/
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A handful of residents got the gokart track and Fanatasy’s axed. Maybe it will take ten to squash this, despite the housing shortage.
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Do you have more information on the housing shortage? Outward appearances has Grand Forks is growing by leaps and bounds with new development at every turn.
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Do you have more information on the housing shortage? Outward appearances has Grand Forks growing by leaps and bounds with new development at every turn.
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The question, for whom are the new developments on the south end of town by the middle school and golf course affordable?
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Affordable housing does not satisfy the insatiable hunger for property tax revenue, which by the way, will increase when the valuations of property are increased in Grand Forks and Walsh Counties. A public notice in the August 8th issues of the Walsh County Record states…
Important Notice to Grand Forks and Walsh County Taxpayers. A public hearing to consider increasing the Grand Forks and Walsh county property tax levy by 17.4% will be held at Midway Public School, 3202 33rd Ave NE, Inkster, North Dakota, on (next board meeting). Citizens will have an opportunity to present oral or written comments regarding the property tax levy.
The board meeting was the 13th. Unfortunately, I was catching up on my reading on the 15th.
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That neighborhood does have a problem with flooding when it rains hard. 13th and 12 th ave fill up like a pool along with 23rd st. Beyond that their is no reason to use crowding as an issue since 20th st is an arterial street. Hence, why there is a stoplight at Gateway. As if Hugos does not bring a lot of traffic to the area to start with.
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agreed Jack, but I think that has more to do with GF inadequate sewer system than anything else. Go down any residential block and there is maybe one drain, two at the most; and people wonder why we have mosquitoes the size of flying monkeys.
The new housing areas if they use the catchment basins will be great. They had them in PHX. Only used once or twice a year, but when the flash floods came they were a lifesaver. My house never got wet. Quickest, easiest, cheapest solution I have ever seen.
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