Jean Okuye: Those new housing developments will use resources faster

I read more and more about increasing housing – sprawl, as usual. At the recent Livingston City Council meeting, 10 more houses were approved to bring more tax money to the city.

Houses never bring enough tax money to pay for the infrastructure: water, wastewater, roads, landscaping, parks, police, fire protection, etc.

We need to protect our resources, live within our means by balancing our income and expenses. Homes built on vacant lots, known as infill, use less resources than new development. Our water demand needs to decrease, as this is a finite resource and in short supply. When the wells run dry we will know we need to change our ways.

This story was originally published March 12, 2015 at 5:00 PM with the headline "Jean Okuye: Those new housing developments will use resources faster."