https://clucerf-archive.callutheran.edu/2009/10/08/baby-boomers-going-up-the-country/ Wed, 28 Jul 2010 19:43:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1 https://clucerf-archive.callutheran.edu/2009/10/08/baby-boomers-going-up-the-country/#comment-141 Fri, 09 Oct 2009 20:24:30 +0000 http://www.clucerf.org/blog/2009/10/08/baby-boomers-going-up-the-country/#comment-141 I think you’re fixating on a small percentage of retirees and your model sounds more like the previous generation. The majority of boomers are life-long activists and they’ll never get it out of their blood. They believe in change and they’ll try to fix any community they move to. They just want to change things to their view of the world. This can include good schools, parks and community services. I also think they’ll take pride in the economic vitality of their new community and would support new jobs and new industry but you’re probably right about resistance to population growth. Population growth would have to be brought into the community through a public planning process that includes the seniors in the design review and policy planning. If they were part of the process and had a say in developing standards, I believe they would accept the growth. Of course you are talking about Oregon so who knows?

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