What I enjoy the most from Adam's response is that by restricting the growth to 1%, we are going to restrict grandma's ability to purchase a home in Lakewood due to the sudden rise in the cost of housing.  We are also told that if we restrict growth to 1%, teacher, firefighters and police will not be able to afford to buy houses in Lakewood.  The problem I see, looking at ward 4 which Adam lives in, all the new housing developments are priced well outside of the price range for these groups of people.  there are two new luxury apartments in ward 4 that for a one-bedroom rental starts at $1800.  If you look at Zillow, the cheapest house for sale in Solterra is a townhouse, 1800 square feet for $431,000.  The next cheapest home for sale in this area is listed at $650,000.  These developments are not being priced for young families or families who income depend on the above mentioned professionals.