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St. Charles County is considering a 6 month ban on new apartment construction in unincorporated areas.

There has only been 1 apartment development in an unincorporated part of St. Charles in the last 20 years.

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I don't typically get into labeling, but this might be the most Boomer quote I've ever read:

"Apartments are a necessary evil because they provide housing for our community's kids and grandkids," Elam said. The question, he said, is where apartments should be built, or if the county should push for other types of multi-family housing developments, including duplexes, condos and townhomes.


"We've got to have housing for our kids," he said. "If we don't get this figured out, then they will move away because they can't afford to live here, and there goes our county's future."

Basically apartments are inherently bad, but that's all the youngs can afford. I'm surprised he didn't drop in a note about how they need apartments to pay property tax since it's unfair for the olds to pay it. 

jbacott wrote: ↑

2:43 PM - 10 days ago

I don't typically get into labeling, but this might be the most Boomer quote I've ever read:

"Apartments are a necessary evil because they provide housing for our community's kids and grandkids," Elam said. The question, he said, is where apartments should be built, or if the county should push for other types of multi-family housing developments, including duplexes, condos and townhomes.


"We've got to have housing for our kids," he said. "If we don't get this figured out, then they will move away because they can't afford to live here, and there goes our county's future."

Basically apartments are inherently bad, but that's all the youngs can afford. I'm surprised he didn't drop in a note about how they need apartments to pay property tax since it's unfair for the olds to pay it. 

My draw dropped at that one as well, completely out of touch with reality.

The median age of renters in the US is 42. As housing becomes increasingly out of reach for a large segment of the middle-class, apartments serve a bigger role than ever.