For everything that [developers] give - more open space, sidewalks where they don't exist, a playground for the kids, you get another market rate unit. You get more bang for your buck, but in trade, you've got to give us what we want. |
I think PUD is the absolutely best tool that I've ever seen for working towards the accomplishment of these things. It's incentive-based, so it's win-win for the town and the developer. |
It will make what we hope will be a much more aesthetic, neighborhood-friendly environment. People kept saying to us, we love our neighborhoods, we don't want them to be any different. On the other hand, you have to have growth. |