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<blockquote data-quote="Veritas" data-source="post: 4382843" data-attributes="member: 55012"><p>A couple of thoughts:</p><p>1. Minor but no one is "losing property", the easement always belonged to the city I would guess. I had the same thing happen to me on my second home, it was a corner lot with a huge side yard that kept the relatively busy street to my side from being too close to the house and then the city announced much of that was theirs and they would be widening the road to move it closer to my house which brings me to point two...</p><p>2. We sold the house and moved in part because we were worried about that road widening that they had all planned out, townhalls were held showing the plans with bike lanes and all...that was 8 years ago and the last time I visited that city and drove by my old house back in October they still hadn't done anything.</p><p>3. Will more road noise really matter? I feel like us humans tune out regular noise really well and after a few weeks of the "upgraded road noise" you'll hit a new baseline and not even notice.</p><p>4. Unless section 8 houses are going in crime will be temporary during the build phase as well as nails repeatedly getting in your tires as I had happen during the final build out of my neighborhood.</p><p>5. There are a lot of fees around moving but downsizing isn't always a bad thing as long as the house meets all of your NEEDS and maybe a few of your wants. </p><p></p><p>Bottom line: You have to ask yourself which would lead you to be less stressed and generally happier every day, not hearing road noise and the other issues you fear (which may or may not actually happen) or having that extra money in the bank/a lower payment on a larger house you are already settled in.</p><p></p><p>I'm sorry you are having to face this at all but remember to take a breath and count your other blessings in life...I'm not always great at this advice but when I manage to do it I find it but my troubles in their proper context.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Veritas, post: 4382843, member: 55012"] A couple of thoughts: 1. Minor but no one is "losing property", the easement always belonged to the city I would guess. I had the same thing happen to me on my second home, it was a corner lot with a huge side yard that kept the relatively busy street to my side from being too close to the house and then the city announced much of that was theirs and they would be widening the road to move it closer to my house which brings me to point two... 2. We sold the house and moved in part because we were worried about that road widening that they had all planned out, townhalls were held showing the plans with bike lanes and all...that was 8 years ago and the last time I visited that city and drove by my old house back in October they still hadn't done anything. 3. Will more road noise really matter? I feel like us humans tune out regular noise really well and after a few weeks of the "upgraded road noise" you'll hit a new baseline and not even notice. 4. Unless section 8 houses are going in crime will be temporary during the build phase as well as nails repeatedly getting in your tires as I had happen during the final build out of my neighborhood. 5. There are a lot of fees around moving but downsizing isn't always a bad thing as long as the house meets all of your NEEDS and maybe a few of your wants. Bottom line: You have to ask yourself which would lead you to be less stressed and generally happier every day, not hearing road noise and the other issues you fear (which may or may not actually happen) or having that extra money in the bank/a lower payment on a larger house you are already settled in. I'm sorry you are having to face this at all but remember to take a breath and count your other blessings in life...I'm not always great at this advice but when I manage to do it I find it but my troubles in their proper context. [/QUOTE]
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