They Don’t Want ANY New Houses Built Beyond Their Urban Growth Boundaries or in Their Greenbelts
For example, Portland, Oregon. Being surrounded by close-in farmland and forest is more important to the people of Portland and other cities with urban growth boundaries and greenbelts than having more housing and less expensive housing. It’s their choice. The people of Portland and many other cities chose farmland over more houses and less expensive houses.
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