what the planners didn't plan for
With the amount of growth anticipated with Plan Bay Area, you might well be wondering about the impact of this on the basic services provided by our local government, such as Public Safety, Schools, Water, etc... There is also the question about further widening 101 to accommodate the extra traffic that will undoubtedly be hitting our freeways and, of course, the condition of our roads, which have been neglected for so long.
Since a considerable amount of the growth to take place will be affordable housing for low-income people, we cannot expect that they will by paying Property Taxes to pay for this added infrastructure. Unfortunately, this means that the burden of expanding these services will fall on the current homeowners paying Property Taxes.
Since a considerable amount of the growth to take place will be affordable housing for low-income people, we cannot expect that they will by paying Property Taxes to pay for this added infrastructure. Unfortunately, this means that the burden of expanding these services will fall on the current homeowners paying Property Taxes.