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Originally Posted by Superflyer
The way that Smith put the onus on the cities to permit and approve places for schools makes me curious. Doesn't every new community have a large sign that says Future home of new school? Are these not already set aside for that purpose or are the builders just full of it?
I know the ones around me have those and about 10 years later one of them finally has a school
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Originally Posted by Fuzz
It's just her using the moment to exert control, you know, spread some blame around if things go slow, and make sure the people know who to blame when that happens. Just trash that should be expected by now. I don't think she knows how to make an announcement and not point a finger at the same time.
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It gets complicated from what I know. Certain land is designated and zoned for specific uses like schools but that doesn't absolve the builders from going through the entire process of public consultation, planning and permitting. There is no blanket zoning or process for handing over a piece of landing and digging a foundation the next day.
In some cases, when school sites go unused for a long time and then come up for development it results in a public outcry. In my community, there was a school site designated in 1971 but nothing was ever built there and the residents used it as a local park and greeen space. In 2012 the city permitted the building of a new school and the local residents were outraged that they were losing their park and a big lawsuit was filed to block the development.