"Time To Get Control Of Area Development"


"Time To Get Control Of Area Development"
By Scott Rogers • September 19, 2008
Today's Dailly News Record (09-19-2008) has a very interesting editorial from Jonathan Kiser, a Harrisonburg resident that begins as follows... "LIVING IN HARRISONBURG and Rockingham County during the past decade I, like many others, have observed an unhealthy trend. Rapid growth has occurred without any apparent consideration for area history, heritage or natural beauty." I don't necessarily agree with everything Jonathan says, for example, "Hide all big box developments with a green buffer that will also help to off-set their carbon footprint;" This seems unlikely given the visibility that big box developments covet. But Jonathan provides lots of: specific observations of questionable development decisions in the recent past great principles for thinking about future development I represent several builders and developers in this area, and thus I am often frustrated when I see the generic "stop growth and development" letters to the editor without anything behind them besides a desire for no growth. Jonathan's editorial, however, is quite a bit more interesting because he is specific about past development decisions that he thinks could have been better, and he offers constructive ideas for development principles to be utilized as we move forward together as a community. Definitely worth a read...click here! Receive Updates by Email Recent Articles: There Are Plenty Of Types Of Houses That Exist That Just Are Not Available To Purchase Home Sales By Price Range In The City Of Harrisonburg Are You Compromising On Aspects Of Your Next Home That You Can Or Cannot Change Later? How Much Slower Are The Winter Months In Our Local Housing Market? Rockingham County and New Home Sales Drive Surge in Area Housing Market Find The Balance Between Optimistic And Realistic Home Pricing Room Size Is Difficult To Understand Solely From Real Estate Photos How Much Would You Value Not Having To Prepare Your Home For Showings? One Out Of Four Homes Is Taking Longer Than A Month To Sell Consider The Cost Of Your Planned Renovations When Planning Your Offer
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