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Starrion t1_j9urpwg wrote

That would be valid IF the towns or cities were willing to negotiate towards building the development. In most cases the developments are built in spite of the towns objections, so there is no CBA asked or offered.

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Starrion t1_j9udx98 wrote

Local government loses the chance to block development. There is no cash cost to the town that can be counted as a subsidy. The only net effect for the town is that people were able to buy the units cheaper or rent for cheaper than if the development wasn't built under that rule.

Putting payments to all would simply cause prices to rise further if you have more money chasing the same scarce housing stock.

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Starrion t1_j9tsjk8 wrote

These units aren’t subsidized. The builder has to offer them to get them built. We really need to asses the effects of things like Airbnb on our housing supply. There isn’t enough space in many regions to increase stock without building high density developments.

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Starrion t1_j9sftjl wrote

We did that in Mass. and it got a lot of housing built. The thing is that when people hear 'low income' they are thinking Section 8. When even the low income people are couples that have 60K jobs, a lot of the stigma goes away.

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Starrion t1_j9c1e1y wrote

Been through the process? It takes months. Referrals, appointments, and meetings. IF YOU'RE LUCKY. That's IF you have parents willing to participate, IF you have a school system with resources to do the work, and IF you can get the parents to take them to a pediatrician for assessment $$$.
I'm not saying that we need the schools going all Florida and having police yank 5 YOs out in handcuffs. Kids who are having uncontrollable outbursts or are violent need to NOT be returned to the classroom until that's dealt with.
Keep in mind that resources in schools are tight. If a kid has to be removed and kept in the school, there is zero chance they will be in a room by themselves. There simply isn't enough staff. So you are back to the Alternative/daycare model or as it was termed back in the 70's when I was in one, the "Special ed" room.

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Starrion t1_j9bfzs5 wrote

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They're teachers. They are not mental health professionals. Some of them may have 90 kids to teach a subject, papers to grade, lesson plans to write, ect.
In a perfect world, they could call the parents and have them deal with it. Or have a guidance counselor to help.
It's 11:05. Johnny just smacked lisann in the back of the head, and is screaming at the top of his lungs. You tell him to stop but he just yells "make me"! This is the fifth time in three weeks that he has done something similar. Now what?

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Starrion t1_j9be0mm wrote

So how do you get disruptive kids out of the classroom so the rest of the class can learn?
We already know that our country has a failed mental health system, and a lot of these kids are walking around with untreated mental disorders. How do teachers/administrators deal with kids who can't behave in a classroom setting to avoid having 30 kids who aren't learning?

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Starrion t1_j91r4to wrote

Welcome! You might want to check out some of the towns near Lowell, Lowell has a wide variety of different international foods and easy transport into Boston. One thing you’ll learn about Massachusetts is that were packed pretty tight here. I’ve seen people in Texas go 10 miles to their mailbox. Here 10 miles will put you in towns that are completely different from each other. Traffic is also significantly worse.

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Starrion t1_j7pdpab wrote

The only thing we can build in a lot of greater Boston at this point is multi family. There simply isn’t any open land left inside 95, and not much left inside 495. It may be time to look at converting some low performing commercial space into large condo developments.

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Starrion t1_j1uzt68 wrote

I get it. And that’s amazing. It took five read through msg to understand, they cannot connect. The nice atmosphere, people relaxing, open clean space, they are alone and in a personal trap of isolation that they cannot understand or overcome. And it’s hell for them. And the way it’s written the reader experiences the apartness and confusion. Well done

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