08-29-2013, 03:17 AM
I would suggest that people who try to "make a silk purse out of a sow's ear" are a bigger long-term threat to the economic viability of the County.
Repeat after me: Ag is not "residential". Get over it.
Admittedly, I went through some of this when I first moved here; I thought "surely, County will fix the roads" (etc, etc). I've since realized that everything is basically frozen as is, where is, and it's far far easier (and more productive) to "play the hand you're dealt". I'm happy to live "in the country" even with all the deficient infrastructure, roosters, etc.
You live in the country. If you don't like living in the country, move to the city. Don't try to force your neighbors to "upgrade" to a residential lifestyle.
It's like buying a house near the airport, then making it your life's work to shut down the airport because it's noisy. The airport was there before you bought your house. You don't have to live there.
Repeat after me: Ag is not "residential". Get over it.
Admittedly, I went through some of this when I first moved here; I thought "surely, County will fix the roads" (etc, etc). I've since realized that everything is basically frozen as is, where is, and it's far far easier (and more productive) to "play the hand you're dealt". I'm happy to live "in the country" even with all the deficient infrastructure, roosters, etc.
You live in the country. If you don't like living in the country, move to the city. Don't try to force your neighbors to "upgrade" to a residential lifestyle.
It's like buying a house near the airport, then making it your life's work to shut down the airport because it's noisy. The airport was there before you bought your house. You don't have to live there.