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Originally Posted by Handro
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This. It's a lot easier to hold the alderman accountable, but when he can claim "it was members of the community who said they didn't want this!" it takes some steam out of the case against him. I think this is what happened to the senior living project at Six Corners.
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This project got elected out of existence which is EXACTLY why Aldermen should not be in charge of urban planning. Voters should have zero say in zoning and planning decisions. It should be something like building permits which is handled by beauracrats. The Alderman can call downtown and push to speed this up or consider that, but there should be paid professionals who know the mechanics of how cities work that make decisions based on a prescribed set of policies. If the Aldermen want to change the policy, that's fine, but they should have ZERO say over specific decisions or projects. The only interaction Aldermen should have with planning is "we like TOD so let's pass a TOD ordinance" rather than "I like TOD so let me unilaterally use a PD to zone a 20 floor building wherever I want"...
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