That’s ridiculous. I can understand concerns about a dump yard or a concert venue or an industrial plant coming next to a residential suburban house but concerns about an apartment ? There will be legitimate concerns like increased traffic, increased enrollments in school district etc. which need to be solved but not stopping an apartment coming up altogether.
Also it’s unfair to ask the outside world around your house to be frozen in time because you bought a house at a period of time and setting which you liked.
Then you're stuck with an apartment complex you cant afford, and people who live there still have to drive 20min to get to amenities.
Source: I spent a hour in the morning, and an hour in the afternoon every day on the school bus, because development of apartments outpaced development of schools in my community.
Also, 20min to drive out to parks, because development of apartments outpaced development of parks and play fields and gyms.
Its just as unfair to force people to move because you don't like the way their community already is
Also it’s unfair to ask the outside world around your house to be frozen in time because you bought a house at a period of time and setting which you liked.