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[deleted] t1_jbenhc3 wrote

Yep. Live in one of the last real farm towns in eastern ct and id say 3 out of 4 people that bought houses since covid housing boom were in fact from NYC. Then they get on the town pages and start complaining about manure and gunshots.... (and I know because I keep a very close track of houses sold and who buys them in my area) oh and my personal favorite, is them complaining about a lack of town services because they moved to a country town. It wouldnt even be a big deal but the consequences of transplants and sprawl have the effect of completely changing the local community, values, and culture of area. Usually for the worse. Theres plenty of towns that have already lost their way from sprawl wish it didnt have to ooze into the lot of them.

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houle333 OP t1_jbeo17e wrote

Wait till they whine about wanting sidewalks for a "walkable" downtown. Then the town will waste millions on a sidewalk from the library to the church that none of the new yorkers go to.

And fcking demand for dog parks "there's no where safe to walk my dog there are too many cars on the back country roads in the town that no one has even heard of, this community of 5 acre zoned rural farm houses needs dog parks and 12 square feet pollinator gardens"

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throwaway_5863 t1_jbffpz2 wrote

Imagine being mad about sidewalks

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Bobobobopedia t1_jbfqbbn wrote

This dude is crazy. Walkable neighborhoods that prioritize people and mobility over cars will always be more desirable and do better than single family car dependent areas. It’s simple math. A lot of Rhee people will never understand that middle density still helps affordability and creates resilient prosperous areas. They just think “they are going to take my house away” .. no. Let’s just open up more areas to have the flexibility they desire. You won’t get through to people like this sadly.

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