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If I was mayor of a small town I would be rolling out fiber like there is no tomorrow and zoning everything to allow for detached units like these [0]. Interes
by 908B64B197 6y ago
If I was mayor of a small town I would be rolling out fiber like there is no tomorrow and zoning everything to allow for detached units like these [0].
Interests rates are at their lowest and the rise in property value should more than pay for it.
[0] https://www.dwell.com/article/prefab-home-office-accessory-dwelling-units-efab1374 https://www.dwell.com/article/prefab-home-office-accessory-d...
- lotsofpulp 6y agoYou also have to be in reasonable distance to an airport, Trader Joes/Costco/REI/restaurants/breweries/etc other stores the higher income crowds like, and outdoor activities. Bend happened to have all of these. Although Bend's internet offerings are extremely sad, and I'm surprised the political power of the tech crowd hasn't forced municipal fiber to be a thing yet.
- davidw 6y agoFor me a bike shop and brewery would be the 'minimum viable amenities'. Even Lakeview has a bike shop. Baker City has both - and the beer is supposed to be pretty good: http://www.barleybrownsbeer.com/ http://www.barleybrownsbeer.com/ . I think some people are more comfortable with less of that stuff. I could get by without Costco and REI.
- 908B64B197 6y agoAirport is the toughest one. The rest is a chicken and egg problem. If you start attracting high income remote workers there should be more stores setting shop.
- PaulDavisThe1st 6y agono idea why but that page is essentially unreadable here on both firefox 83.0 and chrome. I do use ublock origin and 68k lines in /etc/hosts to block stuff, but still ...
- jeffchien 6y agoSeems like the AdAway hosts list blocks assets.dwell.com for some reason... Not entirely sure why.
- PaulDavisThe1st 6y agoYep, that was it. Thanks for that. I'll remember the next time something like that happens to search for the domain in /etc/hosts
- spamizbad 6y agoMost towns won't do this because most of its existing tax base will hate it despite it being a good idea. And they vote!
- 908B64B197 6y agoI don't see what they have to lose. Their house and land might be worth more.
- davidw 6y agoRoseburg, Oregon/Douglas County wouldn't even cough up the money to fund their library system. Some places are not very, uh, forward thinking.
- briandear 6y agoIs funding a library forward thinking? Honest question.
- selimthegrim 6y agoThe people are all olds who barely want to pay for sheriffs. See also, Damascus in Clackamas County.
- jessaustin 6y agoI really wish we could choose between libraries and sheriffs...
- davidw 6y agoI'd flip it around: not being able to keep a basic library system open is for barbarians.
- selimthegrim 6y agoNew Orleans mayoralty needs to hear this loud and clear...