Unfortunately, The whole growth pays for growth argument is misguided. That's simply not how it works. Any increases in development costs or due to regulation are passed directly to the consumer. And for every $1,000 added to the cost of a new home, that prices out 2,200 families. If we are wanting to promote everything from equity to affordable housing, the best way to pay for things is to spread the cost evenly across all residents. And yes, everyone benefits from growth. Even the people who have been here a while. I'm going to add something that many may need to hear. You aren't special because you were somewhere first. You don't get to price others out of your neighborhood and still enjoy the benefits of what they bring. Not wanting "those" people in your neighborhood isn't the flex you think it is. Every tool you use to stall development of housing for everyone is segregation by any other name.
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