Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Toxaphene Manor update
Jim the Realtor has a video update on the Toxaphene Manor development on Hymettus as well as Rancho Tyvek Estates on Sheridan.
Rancho Tyvek Estates start at $1.145 million for 3245 square feet. And remember you get a tiny lot because of the damned density bonus. I'm not sure yet whether the low-income housing will be on-site or dumped on Vulcan like everyone else.
Toxaphene Manor on Hymettus will start in the $900,000s, and you'll be sleeping, eating, and breathing just seven feet above toxic dirt full of carcinogenic pesticides. Will that affect buyers' enthusiasm? Check the comments at Jim's blog and see.
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Who cares about a little cancer? I can't wait to move in and start digging for my new pool! I love the smell of pesticides in the morning... It smells like... Victory! I hate developers!
ReplyDeleteAt the recent CCP for the modifications on the approved plans for the Bahlmann property on Saxony, the Shea Homes rep stated that the "final low income destination" from three projects will go to form the new Leucadia Ghetto, euphemistically called Iris Town Homes. These are Coral Cove, Bahlmann property project, and Nantucket. All were low income density projects. David Meyer pushed the plans through the Planning Department for both Nantucket and the Bahlmann project.
ReplyDeleteIt was a slick move to concentrate all the low income homes in one spot in order to sell the homes in other projects at a higher price. It doesn't solve the soil contamination problem on the properties. Let's not forget that the city requires that the toxic soil be buried under the residential lots, not the internal roadway. This is safety for city workers, but not the home owners!
The Shea Homes rep said the toxic soil on the Bahlmann property would be safely removed to a dump site near Yuma, Arizona. The neighbors weren't convinced that they will not be subjected to toxic dust.
This entire story points to the need for socialized medicine. I know that this is a big leap, but consider how it is done in Europe.
ReplyDeleteIn Europe, businesses are held to account for preventing issues that could make people sick, since the national healthcare systems are trying to control their costs through making the environment and all consumer products safer.
When people are healthier, they need less healthcare.
What makes it OK for these builders to put local residents and future homeowners in this type of jeopardy, only so they can make a little more profit? Every aspect of this plan involves making others pay for their risk of doing business.
Not all government oversight is evil. I understand how one could draw that conclusion based upon our local Encinitas majority and their staunch support of developers at any cost to us! We need people on city council who will care about the residents and not the developer funders and other special interests.
Really? If it is about cost analysis, lets get everyone smoking. Their lifetime cost of health care is relatively cheap.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/05/health/05iht-obese.1.9748884.html