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Seyword t1_j7zv806 wrote

Why would they be against this? Most of the nicer Cape homes are on larger lots. If you don’t want to build an ADU, nobody is going to force you.

Having your neighbor put in a tiny home would have zero impact on your daily life…

This is pretty sad and embarrassing.

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mizshellytee t1_j7zy9hc wrote

They're NIMBYs. They don't want "undesirables" coming into ~their~ coastal town, living on ~their~ lots. 🙃

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HIncand3nza t1_j7zza2z wrote

What’s next? Families with children? No fucking way!!!

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ppitm t1_j82aosb wrote

Cape has an extravagantly well-funded school system.

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greenglasstree t1_j850ip1 wrote

They want well behaved, well dressed, well mannered kids with high IQs and aspirations of becoming future doctors and lawyers. And who enjoy lacrosse, tennis, fencing, and equestrian.

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LacrosseKnot t1_j86e73u wrote

+1 for mentioning lacrosse and fencing...my games! ;)

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curtludwig t1_j80enrr wrote

I heard a new one the other day BANANA - build absolutely nothing anywhere near anyone...

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taguscove t1_j81ptaz wrote

Definitely not the poor or black people

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sllooze t1_j7zyls2 wrote

Because they only virtue signal and have no merit.

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Azr431 t1_j820ogi wrote

You must be unfamiliar with the mannerisms and actions of upper middle class/upper class white people and and their exclusive zoning preferences

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HIncand3nza t1_j7zyl6i wrote

Think from the perspective of a Cape Elizabeth resident. If you owned a house less than 10 miles from one of the northeast’s most hyped up cities, and that house was in a rural feeling area, would you want to change that? Bear in mind you’ll be working your whole life to pay down the 30 year mortgage. There is immense sunk cost, and your house in Cape is not only your ticket to higher social status but possibly an early retirement.

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crack-cocaine-novice t1_j809ukt wrote

Yeah, I’d be voting for the affordable housing even if I lived there because I have some selfless values and believe that others are entitled to a chance at similar comforts to those that I’ve been privileged to live with. Not every decision I make needs to be in my own self interest, especially true for people like me with a bit of wealth/ safety net. I wish more folks with wealth had this perspective.

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HIncand3nza t1_j80k46j wrote

It’s great that you think like that, I’m just pointing out the mindset of many Americans in exclusive neighborhoods

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crack-cocaine-novice t1_j80yaaj wrote

I might be missing something, what point were you trying to get across with your initial comment? It seems more like you’re justifying the behavior than pointing out the mindset…

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JimBones31 t1_j81oozk wrote

>I’m just pointing out the mindset of many Americans

Sounds like a shit mindset

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AssumptionLivid6879 t1_j816q4n wrote

If those people wanted to protect that much space, they needed to create an HoA or buy enough land to protect their space. You see investors buying and building entire cities out west, to protect that kind of life style.

To preserve you much be wealthy, it’s no one’s fault that these people aren’t rich enough to buy enough land to protect it. Freedom works both ways, NIMBYism is just blocking society from progressing.

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Seyword t1_j808gj7 wrote

But it’s not like owners of these homes are going to start building ADUs and having refugee families move in…just seems really pointless to try and fight this law.

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