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Old 08-21-2014, 07:52 PM
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Originally Posted by perrjojo View Post
I agree with the first part of your statement but NOT the second. It has certainly changed over the past 15 years but heavy traffic is in LAX, Dallas, Atlanta, etc., not TV. I have a friend who was one of the first 50 homeowners here. If you had asked her 15 years ago she would have said that you and others moving here made traffic bad. Things are not static or they die. 15 years ago we didn't have Walmart , Tagret, Public and on and on. Growth brings good and bad.

Now for the second point. Why is the developer greedy for wanting to build homes that people want to buy? Is Walmart greedy because they continue to build where people want to shop? Is Publix greedy because they continue to build stores where people want to shop? We all are guilty of finding neighborhoods, restaurants that we love and then become irritated when they get busy. If they were not busy, they would not survive. I think it is greedy for us not to be willing to share our beautiful hometown.
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