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To: tcmay who wrote (169052)	8/5/2002 12:19:34 PM
From: greg s	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 186894

Tim, Years ago, I vacationed at some condos in this area. Most were owned outright, then rented out by the week or month. There was no other development around, save for these condos (bay out back, artichoke fields in front). They were off the Castroville exit in a little berg called Moss Landing (can't remember the name of the development ... it was called "Something" Dunes). I often kick myself for not trying to buy one of those units when they were cheaper and I could afford to purchase :-( Greg

To: tcmay who wrote (169052)	8/5/2002 12:42:19 PM
From: Dan3	Respond to of 186894

Re: But the government clowns will no doubt staff a six-story "Administrative Center" with planners, tax experts, lawyers, and urban traffic engineers....and five years from now they'll produce a report: "The Bay Area is getting crowded. Clearly, you don't know how the government works. Government workers aren't allowed to do anything. SAIC, Battelle, or Booz, Allen, Hamilton, will be given $15 million per year, for 5 years, to study the problem. At the end of that time they will report that key circumstances have recently changed, and that they need 2 more years at $20 million per year to complete the study. They'll have hired the friends of the bureaucrat that let the contract, and he'll know that if he doesn't extend it, his buddies will be out of work. Finally, after 7 years, and a fortune sent to SAIC or Booz, the report you suggested will be produced, marked proprietary, and never read.

To: tcmay who wrote (169052)	8/5/2002 2:33:04 PM
From: Elmer	Respond to of 186894

Well, that silly article _does_ mention government fees, taxes, and involvements. It says we will need _MORE_ of all the above. Yeah, raising taxes and fees and bureaucracy will really make for "cheaper dirt." Ironically, as one who already has substantial properties in the area, I am now the benificiary of government policy when it was originally designed to help those without. The rents are astronomical which suits me just fine. The "have nots" are now paying a fortune to live in closets and property values continue to soar. EP