The Progressives are Here in Georgetown

The people who want to control every aspect of your life, I call them Progressives, are here in Georgetown and have taken over the Planning Department. Check out the presentation to the City Council scheduled for later today. Here are a few excerpts.

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Notice the second box labeled "Land Use Policy". The proposed policy is to promote higher density! High density brings many more problems than it solves.

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Goal 1.B. shows the explicit objective of increasing density, including at infill locations.

Just think about what increased density will bring to Georgetown. More traffic in the dense areas; calls for public transportation to alleviate traffic; more crime, as experienced in high density cities; and calls for more "affordable housing", code words for taxpayer subsidized. The list goes on and on.

And here is a new objective or goal.

Since when is it city government responsibility to "recruit new employers"? That sounds like a Chamber of Commerce function.

This is clearly an expansion of City power and responsibility beyond its core functions!

If you don't like this high density future for your city, contact your city councilperson and tell them to reject these policies. Preserving the small town atmosphere of Georgetown is inconsistent with these Land Use policies.