Where Will They Live?
It seems to be a growing trend in Brantford for neighbours and others to oppose any development of any kind. While there may be some legitimate concerns that need to be addressed in some cases, what if all development was to cease? Where would your children live? I guess they could live in your basement while they waited for you to die so they could inherit the upstairs and let their children take over the basement or they could just leave town to somewhere where housing was still available, never to return . And your elderly parents who can no longer look after themselves? Guess you could just put them on an ice floe in the Grand River next spring to float off to their death. And new immigrants? Sorry, go elsewhere even if you have needed skills. Doctors needed to fill the growing shortage? Forget about Brantford? There will be few homes available and those homes that are available will be in high demand. Student housing? Forget it. Might as well move the University back to Waterloo.
And to those critics: what if this attitude prevailed 50 or 100 years ago? Would you still have a house or apartment to live in? Not likely. And make no mistake about it, your current residence created the same problems that you are are so concerned about. Your house disturbed the natural environment and removed wildlife habitat. Your house is blocking someone else's view. Your house is occupying land that the Indians claim as theirs. Land had to cleared at some point for your house to be built. And just how many trees have you planted on your property? Or have you cut down trees that were there when you moved in( a growing trend in Brantford and one of the reasons for the low forest cover percentage in this city)? The land that your house sits on could also be used as farmland. Your house and its inhabitants caused increased pressure on all city services. Your vehicles are causing congestion on city streets and spewing out pollution. Even if your house was only the second one built in Brantford, it was urban sprawl.
The population of the World, Canada and Brantford is steadily increasing. Where will these people live? Not in Brantford apparently. Seems that in this city the prevailing attitude is "I've got mine, to heck with everyone else". NIMBY, NIMBY, NIMBY.
And to those critics: what if this attitude prevailed 50 or 100 years ago? Would you still have a house or apartment to live in? Not likely. And make no mistake about it, your current residence created the same problems that you are are so concerned about. Your house disturbed the natural environment and removed wildlife habitat. Your house is blocking someone else's view. Your house is occupying land that the Indians claim as theirs. Land had to cleared at some point for your house to be built. And just how many trees have you planted on your property? Or have you cut down trees that were there when you moved in( a growing trend in Brantford and one of the reasons for the low forest cover percentage in this city)? The land that your house sits on could also be used as farmland. Your house and its inhabitants caused increased pressure on all city services. Your vehicles are causing congestion on city streets and spewing out pollution. Even if your house was only the second one built in Brantford, it was urban sprawl.
The population of the World, Canada and Brantford is steadily increasing. Where will these people live? Not in Brantford apparently. Seems that in this city the prevailing attitude is "I've got mine, to heck with everyone else". NIMBY, NIMBY, NIMBY.
posted by The Grouchy Old Man at 6:57 PM
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