My sister bought a house in a reasonably quiet neighborhood surrounded by a wildlife preserve. That was THE selling point. Couple years later, real estate stooge got himself voted into the local government, removed the preservation’s protections, and was voted out in the next election. Damage was already done. There’s now massive shopping centers, housing developments, and construction all over the place. The schools are overcrowded and underfunded. And the wildlife have nowhere to go so there’s more and more roadkill. This is in Florida, in a county that’s estimated to be one of the 50 counties in the US to be most impacted by climate change.
There’s no off switch to this. The entire electoral system is designed to prevent the hinderance of private property, heaven help you if you try and stand in the way of that.
The only way to KNOW something is going to be preserved is to own it and make it that way. Private property is king.
There’s constant debate at my city’s planning commission on whether to turn public parks into commercial and residential developments. Even if the commission weren’t all developers, literally half of them are appointed by the mayor, so it’s all rigged anyway.
My sister bought a house in a reasonably quiet neighborhood surrounded by a wildlife preserve. That was THE selling point. Couple years later, real estate stooge got himself voted into the local government, removed the preservation’s protections, and was voted out in the next election. Damage was already done. There’s now massive shopping centers, housing developments, and construction all over the place. The schools are overcrowded and underfunded. And the wildlife have nowhere to go so there’s more and more roadkill. This is in Florida, in a county that’s estimated to be one of the 50 counties in the US to be most impacted by climate change.
There’s no off switch to this. The entire electoral system is designed to prevent the hinderance of private property, heaven help you if you try and stand in the way of that.
Everyone pays so much attention to national politics but it’s the rotary club shitheads in local government who will REALLY fuck you
The only way to KNOW something is going to be preserved is to own it and make it that way. Private property is king.
There’s constant debate at my city’s planning commission on whether to turn public parks into commercial and residential developments. Even if the commission weren’t all developers, literally half of them are appointed by the mayor, so it’s all rigged anyway.