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Time to Grow Up and Talk Together Reasonably
RECEIVED Fri., May 7, 2010
Dear Editor,
Re: Bart Whatley [“Postmarks” online, May 6] and Cory Walton's [“Postmarks” online, May 5] letters regarding the April 30 News article "Showdown at David Street: City Regs Broken at Will": It's just as valid an interpretation to say that the efforts by the Austin Neighborhoods Council to force nothing but single-family housing even in central neighborhoods has led to weird loophole-seeking unintended consequences like this one.
That is, if we just grew up and said, "Look, this is one of several parts of town where apartments would seem to make a lot of sense these days,” you might see saner and even more compatible multifamily infill than this apartment complex masquerading as a single-family home. Or maybe the ANC thinks it will always have enough fingers to keep sticking them in new holes in the dike. Doesn't seem to be working that great right now, though, does it?
Re: Bart Whatley [“Postmarks” online, May 6] and Cory Walton's [“Postmarks” online, May 5] letters regarding the April 30 News article "Showdown at David Street: City Regs Broken at Will": It's just as valid an interpretation to say that the efforts by the Austin Neighborhoods Council to force nothing but single-family housing even in central neighborhoods has led to weird loophole-seeking unintended consequences like this one.
That is, if we just grew up and said, "Look, this is one of several parts of town where apartments would seem to make a lot of sense these days,” you might see saner and even more compatible multifamily infill than this apartment complex masquerading as a single-family home. Or maybe the ANC thinks it will always have enough fingers to keep sticking them in new holes in the dike. Doesn't seem to be working that great right now, though, does it?
Regards,
Mike Dahmus
Mike Dahmus