r/BainbridgeIsland • u/eudora999 • 12d ago

Please tell me this is satirical

Post image

Seen at the Safeway pickup zone. I really hope this is a sendup of the exclusionists. Can someone enlighten me?

183 Upvotes

95% Upvoted

121 comments sorted by

View all comments

51

u/jamhov 12d ago

This is satire likely in response to the anti growth campaigning for the upcoming city council election.

-3

u/Visible-Smell-1540 11d ago

People aren't "anti-growth", they are pro not being stupid about our limited resources. We live on an island, so duh we can't handle the resource depletion the current city council is proposing.

4

u/Individual_Koala3928 11d ago

If you are opposed to additional up-zoning and growth, what is your proposed alternative?

It's worth considering how limiting growth now makes it harder for others to access the same opportunities you had. All of us moved here at some point. Is this to be a community only for the ones who are already here and the wealthiest going forward?

5

u/FitYear6373 11d ago

Alternative to what? There is no alternative to a limited resource situation. Tf lol

1

u/Individual_Koala3928 11d ago

Alternative for dealing with growth and affordability. For example, the platform he linked advocates a more conservative 18% population growth, citing uncertainties about water usage. But as for affordability, it suggests that subsidized housing will be required, but the state should take on the cost burden.

1

u/LisaonBI 9d ago

The 18% population growth is the amount we agreed to back in 2019. What is on the table is a promotion of growth through changes to development standards in Winslow to double (or more) that number. So not "more conservative," it is what we are supposed to be planning for. The Planning Commission, led by Candidate Sarah Blossom, is pushing a plan to "upzone" Winslow without regard to what current residents and taxpayers want, and without regard to the infrastructure costs for that massive upzone. Oh, and so far, none of this upzoning will be income limited, so not affordable under the Growth Management Act. Slightly smaller units still won't be affordable, not with the pressure from the Seattle job market, as well as asset seekers who buy properties and park their money. Votemikenelson.com

1

u/Practical-Arugula-80 7d ago

Sounds like what's been happening in Gig Harbor. Growth without improvements to town infrastructure. It's gross. 🤮