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veryfirst t1_jecgdhx wrote

Right, I forgot about that lot, used to park there to go to the CA office when it was located there. I would love to see them fix up the walking path over Little Patuxent Parkway and hopefully increase parking at this two level parking structure you mentioned.

Fact is that of everything the county or developers could build there, a library like this would be pretty great.

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veryfirst t1_j89dc11 wrote

Columbia was founded as a whole community, a giant experiment where the investment was toward all types of homes, all types of people, all living in a brand new more idyllic place. The return on investment model at that time was dramatically more community focused than today.

Modern housing developments look at the construction of building x, the income it will bring in to the developer and the breakeven numbers. With the new business model for additional housing units there is no motivation to build the way the first townhouses were built, the first subsidized units were built, single family homes were built etc. Diversity of income and background become almost irrelevant in the design and economic choices of the housing being constructed. The only way that these types of communities can grow with the original thinking in mind is with mandates from the county, especially with new larger developments. Income subsidized units MUST be required with every single new apartment building or condo development. No waiver should be allowed for building any apartment buildings like they have been in places like 'The Marlow' or the apartments by the mall.

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veryfirst t1_iy6c3fe wrote

The letter of support sent from Harpers Choice was presented to CA before the question of Boyds dismissal had ever materialized. I'm sure you would find that village board supports Lakey though. They could have chosen to send Alan Klein back to the board after his ethics removal but chose instead to appoint another council rep.

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veryfirst t1_iwelg4w wrote

I'm familiar with a few. Howard county has a couple options, I'm familiar more with Jewish options but St. John's in Ellicott City is nice and more affordable. Columbia Memorial Park is a corporate cemetery and is generally more expensive.

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