Thread: Getting ready to gobble up more farmland in Greene County

Quote: Originally Posted by Lake Junkie Au, contraire, mon fraire! It's extremely difficult, if not impossible, to do that within 20 minutes of Springfield, perhaps, but I can find you that very thing in a multitude of directions within a 25 minute drive of Branson. Thankfully, these hills 'n hollers down here in the lakes area keep the bulk of the flat landers (not you, Curm) holding tight to "city water". What...

Quote: Originally Posted by Lake Junkie Au, contraire, mon fraire! It's extremely difficult, if not impossible, to do that within 20 minutes of Springfield, perhaps, but I can find you that very thing in a multitude of directions within a 25 minute drive of Branson. Thankfully, these hills 'n hollers down here in the lakes area keep the bulk of the flat landers (not you, Curm) holding tight to "city water". What...

[quote=GraniteStater;11616662]Organic growth with less in the way of dependence on in-migration for continued overall economic vitality should be the desirable path to follow. /QUOTE] This is an interesting statement. Would you further embroider on that thesis, please?

Quote: Originally Posted by northbound74 The biggest attraction to southern Missouri is it's ruralness, but even the way-out places have become too crowded. <snip> I'd definitely want to live in the country, but so does everyone else it seems. <snip> I don't want to be any less than 1 mile from my nearest nieghbor. Unfortunately, that would be extremely difficult, if not impossible, to do in southern...

[quote=ozarksboy;11623993] Quote: Originally Posted by GraniteStater Organic growth with less in the way of dependence on in-migration for continued overall economic vitality should be the desirable path to follow. /QUOTE] This is an interesting statement. Would you further embroider on that thesis, please? If you examine the cities and places that have been the most severly impacted by this "great recession" they are all...

Quote: Originally Posted by Curmudgeon I find this most distressing as I watched almost 20 years of land-grab by developers in the Sacramento area with field after verdant field being turned into paved and cemented, beige, cookie-cutter housing developments with postage stamp yards and an apalling and uninspiring sameness. Meanwhile, who's to feed the people? With all due respect, I'm not sure what you can really say about people...

------ I don't want to be any less than 1 mile from my nearest neighbor"-- Unless you buy land surrounded by govt land, you will be buying well over 1,000 acres to ensure that. Got deep pockets ? Got winning lottery tickets ?

Quote: Originally Posted by ozarksboy Greene County officials, looking into the future, have developed a land use plan that recognizes the agricultural heritage of the county is coming to an end. The land use plan will guide the "gobbling up" of farm land for subdivisions so people can buy or build homes with small acreages. Good-bye cattle grazing in fields; hello Califoreigners with their country estates and McMansions....