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BasicDesignAdvice t1_jd89sz3 wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Cheap house. Under 300k. You’re not a homeowner because you’re lazy…. by fuertepqek

I too can afford a house in a place that I don't want to live, offers no work in my field, is hours away from my family and friends, and requires my children have their lives turned upside down.

So tired of this. The market should be able to bear some level of choice from consumers. The solution of "move far away" is not a good one, and definitely does not work for everyone.

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koebelin t1_jd88m3g wrote

Reply to To Ky1e: by FuzzAldrin36

I thought he was going to go full Massachusetts Puritan and start burning witches and hanging Quakers.

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rattiestthatuknow t1_jd88ifx wrote

Reply to They’ve Been Warned: Attorney General Says Suburbs ‘Must Comply’ With Transit-Oriented Housing Law by psychothumbs

Weston resident here so here are random unorganized thoughts.

This article is stupid and poorly researched. Weston has 3 MBTA stops, the MBTA only stops at 1.

Also have fun getting dropped at that stop. Walk a mile to “downtown” Weston or walk a mile to Waltham Market Basket (love that plaza) where the sidewalk doesn’t even connect. There’s no bus that stops there either.

There is free parking at that site which is rare in the area. No mention of Lincoln where you pay is weird…

There is town owned land by the stop but it is rented to a business right now. Maybe that goes away?

Weston is struggling for affordable elderly housing. Already and has been looking for years to find a solution. The town owns VERY little land which is a problem for the fire department who needs at least 1 new station. More if you want to put larger buildings here.

There is over 1,800 acres of conservation land in Weston. Quick math days Weston has 11,000 acres of land so that’s 16%!

The tree huggers are making it challenging to change out the 3 water towers because they are on conservation land, so good luck getting that changed.

So do you want to protect the “wetlands” or allow more places for housing?

Also article doesn’t mention other 40B project in town that ARE happening. 40B is stupid. They don’t make as many of the unit be “affordable” as they should. It should be 50% not like fucking 5%.

I don’t know what the answer is, but as someone who is slightly involved in the local government (committee that relates to my profession, but certainly not this), I don’t think the state will do a better job than any other town will.

Don’t they run the MBTA? That thing is a fuckshow

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Wishful_Thinking826 t1_jd88dl6 wrote

Reply to Looking into moving to Mass. Would love to hear about the good, the bad, the ugly of living in your wonderful state! by InspectorFun1699

You'll fit right in, just remember everyone's an (M)asshole up here and the weather sucks....and its ridiculously expensive. It's weird I grew up here, but I spent the last 10 years living all over the world/country (Japan, Korea, Oklahoma, Texas, Qatar, UAE, Bahrain) , and honestly I hate it now that I'm back. It's dark, cold, the roads suck and everyone is overly political.

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bionicN t1_jd87yu3 wrote

Reply to comment by heavyiron382 in They’ve Been Warned: Attorney General Says Suburbs ‘Must Comply’ With Transit-Oriented Housing Law by psychothumbs

then you're not in the most egregious places, like Wellesley, Newton, Needham, etc.

this isn't blackmail. the state has no obligation to give your town money - they've just attached some really reasonable strings to it.

your community has been helped by the existence of the commuter rail. asking for more moderate density (15 units per acre can be met with townhomes and 3 level multifamilies) in a tiny 50 acre parcel within a half mile of a commuter rail stop isn't going to do anything other than give some much needed places to live.

if you're 10 min (I assume drive) away, this won't even effect your neighborhood.

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