The Troy Messenger

Posted on October 5 at 12:27 a.m. (Suggest removal)

"It is about greed and taking from others who are at a disadvantage."

If the home owners want the change and have wanted it for some time now that is their decision. That is their choice for their FAMILY to make. For MANY it is not about money, it is about accepting the changes that have already happened and moving on. You do bring up a good point about it coming up every year, and guess what, every year those same home owners are ready to make the change. And only gains more support as time goes on. It will be an issue that will continue to come up again and again as the University and city grow. I know the word "change" is a daunting word for many, but with a growing diverse community it is inevitable and after a certain point its about acceptance. Acceptance that these two streets are no longer a neighborhood. It wont go back. You can't just go in and magically fix a neighborhood, especially with the changes the University have already planned for the streets. People want to throw around the greedy excuse, but I assure you that is not the case for many of the families who have been effected by this issue for +20 years and who will continue to be effected by the issue in the future. The ones opposed to the rezoning are the ones who don't even live on the street, so of course they do not care if the ones living on the street are stuck with the consequences of the situation.

"The ad for homes for rent mentions multiple homes in the Troy area, not just one."

So you're solution is to continue to allow college students to live in R1 zoning and continue to allow them to degrade the houses and neighborhoods? That's what got Highland/University into the situation that they are in now. A situation that is now irreversible. It is already R3 there, except instead of a planned property that can be controlled and groomed, they are houses that were not made for college students and many beginning to show it. It's not about fixing the critically broken, its about cutting your loss and planning for the future.

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Posted on October 4 at 11:38 a.m. (Suggest removal)

I completely agree that University/Highland make the perfect place for rezoning. Its a better place than Elm, Park, and Corman ave put together. The university will only grow more with time. And clearly it has a housing shortage as it is now. It is only logical that Highland/University should be rezoned to fit the undeniable growth of Troy. If the home owners of those two streets want the change they should receive it since it is their futures that will be directly effected the most. I don't believe that those two streets will be able to go back to single family homes. It's just not that simple. Those disputing the situation are only making things worst for the street, the city, the university, and the future of the families who want the change. So I guess the selfish argument is a mirror that has a reflection back.

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