[NJblue]

When I look at open land in the TV area, if it is not a wildlife preserve and not a golf course, I assume that it will at some point be developed. That's the nature of the beast and as some have pointed out, along with development comes many positives.

In our case, we will be looking out over Rooseveldt golf course toward 466A. On the other side of 466A is open land. Our agent told us that eventually it will be developed "as houses". That's fine and to be expected. However, I am a bit concerned that "houses" may morph into McDonalds, Burger Kings and Home Depots. I am less fine with that concept, but I doubt that I would have any legal grounds to stand on in protesting a verbal comment made by a sales agent.

However, where I would draw the line with my level of acceptance is if the golf course, which I paid a hefty premium to be on and which the developer was willing to accept, turns into something other than a golf course. If that were to ever happen, I'm hoping that the number neighbors and fellow TVers willing to join in a legal battle would give the developer pause. In my mind, such a transformation clearly constitute fraud - when a developer makes a large profit selling a piece of land with a price premium for an amenity, there is an implicit understanding that that amenity will not be arbitrarily removed. But, until that happens, I am willing to give the Morse's the benefit of the doubt that their ethics are above that sort of thing.