I know many of you have been following the news reports and letters to the editor regarding the proposals to change the height limits for downtown construction projects - specifically the project for market rent condos on the isthmus between Capitol Lake and Budd Bay. I'm curious what you think - would you be interested in living in a condo right downtown where you could walk to stores, restaurants and entertainment? What should carry more weight for the community good - adding market rate housing downtown or preserving views? How do we decide? Are there other, better, downtown locations for high rise housing? Would you be so worried about earthquakes or rising water levels that you would not live on the isthmus? If the property was instead to be turned into a park, how would that be paid for in a time of crunched budgets? Would you pay more taxes or fees so it could be a park?
I'm curious to hear your views about this issue. I know frequently when I am showing homes to buyers new to the community, they are surprised (and disappointed) that we don't have more condo/townhome housing available in downtown Olympia. I also know many people feel passionately that blocking the views with high rise housing would be a horrible mistake. So how do you feel? Please post a comment to my blog, or email me to let me know your thoughts!
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