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Mayor can’t afford to buy a house in her own town (kitchener.ctvnews.ca)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by sbv@sh.itjust.works to c/canada@lemmy.ca
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Time to loosen zoning restrictions and say no to NIMBYs Ms. Mayor. *

Despite earning around $90,000 a year between her work as mayor, regional councillor and with the local electric utility, she says she can’t afford to buy a home in the municipality she leads.

* yeah, she's still paying off student loans, and I don't know what zoning restrictions are like in her community. But still.

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[-] BedSharkPal@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 years ago

Well someone should tell them to vote that way. There's a reason no party other than the greens will even dare speak of the fact that prices need to come down to increase affordability.

[-] sbv@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago

I'm guessing the next federal election will be on pocketbook issues. I don't know where home ownership will fit in there.

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