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wwkvoter, at best I think any new development is a wash financially.

New students in schools (which means more busing, more teachers, and more wear and tear on buildings), new sewer and water customers (which means more use of the existing systems and more maintenance as they're used more), and new people who need fire and police protection -- that all means increased costs.

Those costs simply will not be covered by whatever taxes the new homeowners pay -- and even if they are, the difference will not be anywhere near big enough to provide tax relief for other people.