It seems most people are concerned about density, speaking just in terms of Florida, I grew up in St. Petersburg. In the 1960's we could drive north on Hwy 19 and not see a building for 15 miles until we reached Clearwater and then there was a sign that pointed to the left and said, Clearwater Beach. Today St. Petersburg, Pinellas Park, Largo, Clearwater, Dunedin, New Port Richey, Hudson, Spring Hill is just one large mass. If I was asked this question many years ago while still living in St. Petersburg, I would of said, stop building!
Here in TV urban sprawl doesn't have the boundaries of the Gulf or Tampa Bay, homes here are on the same size lots in the Village of Chatham in the north end as they are in the Village of Fenney in the newest areas. I don't see any negative to growth, only positives in bringing more new possibilities. Yes, traffic in the winter gets to be a burden, but that is going to happen with 100K people or 200K people. I live very near the new Lowes and Aldis and yet when I drove to the Village of Fenney it was 14 miles by car. The size of this place is so huge, that you really never see the growth until you're asked.
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