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Shishkebarbarian t1_j62iek9 wrote

County buys land to avoid extra housing to meet demand and keep home prices high. every coin has two sides. i'm all for preserving woods and home prices though, lol

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manningthehelm t1_j635ppd wrote

This was my initial thought too, but in reality there are plenty of closed malls with empty parking lots that could be developed first.

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Shishkebarbarian t1_j63ml8w wrote

In that case why would a developer clear a forest (way, way, way more expensive) vs a dead mall. But i suppose they're thinking ahead. Or maybe they really are doing it for nature preservation, in your cynical and jaded to believe its that way though. Loval Govts don't do this, budgets are too limited.

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tipperzack6 t1_j63q6mc wrote

The forest is actually cheaper to clear out because there's less harmful chemicals in the wood. Cement and macadam, has to be tested for pollution and grind down.

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Shishkebarbarian t1_j63ysge wrote

No way dude. Prepping a new area for development is much more expensive than building in existing developed land. Speaking from experience. There is way more that needs doing

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Psirocking t1_j6511kw wrote

Why do you think they build warehouses in the woods instead of on the side of Rt 18 where’s there’s abandoned strip malls

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Shishkebarbarian t1_j65o2h2 wrote

I've worked on those projects too. The most frequent reason is zoning. It's hard to rezone commercial into industrial and governments avoid it like the plague as it lowers property values. Other common reasons why is because the expected truck volume estimated for the distribution warehouse is unacceptable for major thoroughfares used for commuting. There's a lot of reasons actually, even security believe it or not. But like i said, it cost more to develop new land vs rehabilitating existing.

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specialgravity t1_j63bmf8 wrote

It works both ways. The more developments -> the more families that more in -> higher BOE costs -> higher taxes.

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