In your comments regarding growth, I have not seen any consideration for the land owners. If you stop the growth, land prices will fall which place a financial burden on the land owners.
If your goal is to keep the community looking like it did when you moved here, you should advocate raising taxes to purchase the land you want to keep as is and turning them into parks. Other communities have done this.
It should be easier to leave land to your family, and for young people to get into farming. Much of this land is being sold because the next generation doesn't want to farm. Families not born into it can't afford to get into it. There are so many problems with the system it is hard to unpack them all.
Great information! We scrutinized the maps when we moved here from Alabama, I went through every test score there was, population, and census information from Portland to Millersville, over to Gallatin, and everything in between, including all risks that I could find, one being Wolf reek Dam I believe it is, maybe it was Center Hill, I can’t remember now. Most people outside of the state don’t really understand the issue with Robertson and Sumner. We ended up in Northwoods coming in, then moved over towards Tyree in to Meadowbrook.
In every single direction you see it, or you don’t actually, all the views that reminded us of family, church, history, it’s all being wiped clean. You’re always going to lose some properties, it does just happen, through the loss of family, or for whatever reason, and some progress on controlled levels is a good thing, and hopefully it’ll be controlled. It’s not really what was happening. Were we not paying as close attention as we should’ve been? Maybe. Would it have made a difference? Maybe?
Anyway the point was, we moved here because it fit. Size wise, school mentality, neighbor mentality the social scene, the views, and more. I went to the opening of Publix the other day and the sad part of that experience was I didn’t run in to a single face I recognized. Not ONE! Not even managers, it’s a small world so usually you see someone you know, I also managed retail and it’s a small group. We were heavily involved with church, hubby is a deacon, so you’d think there’d be one person? Still none. I was in Kroger twice last month and I saw 2 people I recognized, from the high school band program. Band moms. That’s the only time in the last year I can remember seeing anyone. Some might wonder what time I went, or what day of the week, but it was never that way. We always ran in to someone we knew.
In a small way it is one of those things I think it holds us accountable as a community, or as neighbors. Growing up we had all sorts of neighbors to keep me in check. Almost everywhere I went. My parents weren’t bothered by it, they welcomed it, there were five of us! I’m sure they were appreciative. I guess my point is when we were changing all of this up, was anyone wondering what our community would look like? I think the fear that we all have is how many of these would go rental? That might just have become a reality. That’s not always bad, but it’s not always good either. I guess the big question is who owns it? Is it just an investment or will there be accountability. Anyway, I miss the sunsets, thankfully Dorris Farm and The Willows (I I think) haven’t changed that. We welcome them, I suspect they are hard working folks like us who wanted out of where they were. I’m good with that as well. But did we have to do it on every single corner of town? I guess once it’s all in place and everything is said and done, the only place to put more business in - is “up”. Just venting. Thanks again…
In your comments regarding growth, I have not seen any consideration for the land owners. If you stop the growth, land prices will fall which place a financial burden on the land owners.
If your goal is to keep the community looking like it did when you moved here, you should advocate raising taxes to purchase the land you want to keep as is and turning them into parks. Other communities have done this.
It should be easier to leave land to your family, and for young people to get into farming. Much of this land is being sold because the next generation doesn't want to farm. Families not born into it can't afford to get into it. There are so many problems with the system it is hard to unpack them all.
Great information! We scrutinized the maps when we moved here from Alabama, I went through every test score there was, population, and census information from Portland to Millersville, over to Gallatin, and everything in between, including all risks that I could find, one being Wolf reek Dam I believe it is, maybe it was Center Hill, I can’t remember now. Most people outside of the state don’t really understand the issue with Robertson and Sumner. We ended up in Northwoods coming in, then moved over towards Tyree in to Meadowbrook.
In every single direction you see it, or you don’t actually, all the views that reminded us of family, church, history, it’s all being wiped clean. You’re always going to lose some properties, it does just happen, through the loss of family, or for whatever reason, and some progress on controlled levels is a good thing, and hopefully it’ll be controlled. It’s not really what was happening. Were we not paying as close attention as we should’ve been? Maybe. Would it have made a difference? Maybe?
Anyway the point was, we moved here because it fit. Size wise, school mentality, neighbor mentality the social scene, the views, and more. I went to the opening of Publix the other day and the sad part of that experience was I didn’t run in to a single face I recognized. Not ONE! Not even managers, it’s a small world so usually you see someone you know, I also managed retail and it’s a small group. We were heavily involved with church, hubby is a deacon, so you’d think there’d be one person? Still none. I was in Kroger twice last month and I saw 2 people I recognized, from the high school band program. Band moms. That’s the only time in the last year I can remember seeing anyone. Some might wonder what time I went, or what day of the week, but it was never that way. We always ran in to someone we knew.
In a small way it is one of those things I think it holds us accountable as a community, or as neighbors. Growing up we had all sorts of neighbors to keep me in check. Almost everywhere I went. My parents weren’t bothered by it, they welcomed it, there were five of us! I’m sure they were appreciative. I guess my point is when we were changing all of this up, was anyone wondering what our community would look like? I think the fear that we all have is how many of these would go rental? That might just have become a reality. That’s not always bad, but it’s not always good either. I guess the big question is who owns it? Is it just an investment or will there be accountability. Anyway, I miss the sunsets, thankfully Dorris Farm and The Willows (I I think) haven’t changed that. We welcome them, I suspect they are hard working folks like us who wanted out of where they were. I’m good with that as well. But did we have to do it on every single corner of town? I guess once it’s all in place and everything is said and done, the only place to put more business in - is “up”. Just venting. Thanks again…