> "Dave Bugg" > wrote in message

> .... There's a cost
> that can't be accurately accessed since that one was all about stress.

S, it's all about your stress, then. Valium works.

> Oh, you're a developer. It all makes sense.

No.

> I have several developer/buddies. They've found nice little niches in
> in-fill
> projects.

Uh huh. The important point is I ain't yer buddy, and what yer buddies do
has nothing to do with squat.

>Charlotte's become so spread out that the next market seems
> to be people moving closer to town. They still enjoy some 'benefits'
> from the utility department I would never think about asking for in
> my own business. In fact, I'm charged an Impervious Soil tax on
> vacant land next to our building. That's supposed to be an impact fee
> of sorts. Ironically, the land is forested, but the idiots downtown
> can't understand that.

So you hate paying your fair share.

> Head up I-84 some time towards The Columbia River Gorge and note how
> development stops at the county line. See for yourself.

I do that once a month. Most of the land in the Gorge in Multnomah County is
either State of Federal land. No development has ever been able to take
place on it. Private land is still being developed.
--
Dave
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