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telmar25 t1_j8eaowm wrote

I live in River Hill, and I do think that community at least is more segregated than others. It has far fewer apartments/condos/townhomes than other communities, and the ones they do have are expensive. While it is diverse in a way, it has relatively few Black households. The last village newsletter I got led with a clearly NIMBY article, backed by all the River Hill leaders, fear-mongering that Howard County’s plans might cause more density or more people to move in (and making what seemed like a bunch of false assertions to support their position). To me, all of this is the opposite of what Jim Rouse wanted… vibrant communities that mixed rich and poor, black and white, apartments and SFHs. Unfortunately once in place, people start prioritizing keeping home values up by keeping other people and new construction out. Made me think, if all the River Hill leaders really want is to live in Clarksville, why didn’t they just move there and save the HOA fees?

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opiusmaximus2 t1_j8qyyia wrote

Poor people of any color aren't moving to Clarksville or River Hill. Everyone of my parents neighbors are doctors or better in terms of salary off Folly Quarter Rd. There's also going to be no affordable housing built anytime soon.

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telmar25 t1_j8rhapr wrote

Sure, but why is that? Virtually the only homes in River Hill are large SFHs that are at least 20 years newer than most of the rest of Columbia. Plus a small pocket of condos and townhomes near the village center. The housing mix and zoning are first and foremost what causes this. Clarksville is going to do whatever since they are much more hands off, but River Hill is a village in Columbia that doesn’t really abide by Columbia values.

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