Big changes, and not for the better
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7/25/2015
The Irvine City Council and the county government go ahead and slightly approve more and more new housing. It is very dense housing. This is in spite of the current drought (and probable more of same in the future), the negative impact on traffic, other resources and is producing a general decline in the quality of life. It's a shame.
The older residential areas have well-built and designed homes and neighborhood amenities, but the demand is pricing them too high for the majority of buyers. There is great competition from affluent immigrant families seeking the excellent schools for their children,
Others driving the market are overseas investors seeking to buy larger homes and convert them into boarding houses for overseas community college and university students. Neighborhood Home Owners' Associations (who are so picky about house colors, maintaining greenery, etc., seem impotent to do anything about this assault on the single-family neighborhoods who are now dealing with too many cars for the available parking, noise and other concerns.
I have lived here for the last 37 years and loved it. Irvine was a fantastic place to raise our family, but I am DONE and over it. Bye-bye, Irvine, intact, bye-bye California! Wake up and smell the mess you are making!!!!!
Melodee | Irvine, CA