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Originally Posted by BillCosby
On one hand I want to restrict area growth for the obvious "quality of life" reasons...... Admittedly mostly my own & that of the environment in which I live......
But it seems that this runs in the face of the "american dream" of home (affordable) ownership.......... Were any cheap land can be turned into housing.... Regardless of how this effects the rest of us...
The builders/developers have the locals in their pockets & no, or even slow growth is not even on the agenda.............
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KInda a double edged sword.
Growth does enhance the quality of life in a community....who doesn't love brand new housing and shopping ammenities? But the cost of growth is not only born by those who choose to move out to the edge, but by people who live in the often deteroriating center or core of the city. It violates the "who pays, who benefits principle." We are struggling with urban sprawl in our community also. The cost of creating new sewer treatment plants, running lines for sewer and water is staggering. Not to mention the burden growth places on resources, i.e. potable water and gas/electric. Everyone pays, whether they move out there or not.