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[Bookplate]

A minor point, and off topic, but "They paved paradise to put up a parking lot" was originally written and sung by Joni Mitchell and entitled Big Yellow Taxi.

[kitcat51]

Just like you did others are moving to FL so building continues & where I live subdivisions are replacing farms... the newcomers want paved roads, street lights, sidewalks, city water & sewers, they like looking at the pretty farms but don't want any farming done because it's dirty & the animals smell....their complaints are annoying & ridiculous. Anyway, I'm having 3 trees removed next week, they overhang the roof, have winter damage & need to go before they leaf out. Our power co removed 14 oaks - maples from my back woods last year to clear the power lines, could've said no but I knew it had to be done. You live in a very pretty area @KittySoftPaws I enjoy visiting FL, would love to move there but sadly it's just too hot for me. 

[Kachina624]

@KittySoftPaws.  S8nce it can take years just to just settle FEMA and insurance claims after a disaster, people often don't have funds to make extensive repairs until years later.  You may be just starting with the inconvenience.

[Etoile308]

Man and other animals have been leveling trees since they walked the earth. It's a cycle of life, and necessary for some for survival.

There are places where one can replenish and legally plant new trees and allow the cycle to continue.

I think it's irresponsible not to to think of the potential danger and damage a tree can cause.

We no longer seem to get typical storms. Weather patterns are changing and storms are becoming more severe.

[spabar]

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@SloopJohnB wrote:

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@KittySoftPaws wrote:

So, we moved to Naples, FL. 2+ years ago after my MIL passed away in Delaware and we sold her home etc. We went from a good sized house to a decent sized Condo that we inherited. So it made for an easy transition. When we arrived, there were still Condos in our development here being fixed from Hurricane Ian if you can imagine that. Then, in the first year we endured 2 hurricanes and the hottest record summer in 35 years! Yes, it was recorded, and on the news. What a welcome. 

The problem is the constant construction and noise from power equipment. No exagerration, it has been non-stop since we arrived. If it's not here in our development, it's behind us on any one side. Today, on our side of the development, we had to move our cars because FL Power it taking down several of our beautiful very high and healthy palm trees to make room for more power lines. I am so upset by this. I am reminded of the Counting Crows song verse, "They paved Paradise to put up a parking lot" 

I don't know if anyone can relate, but it makes me very sad about the tree removals. Before moving here, we would often come here at Christmas and really enjoyed it.  It had been 6 years though, and it has become a very different place. Don't get me wrong, I am ever so grateful for a nice place to live and all of that, but the building, re-building, and constant construction is pushing this place at the seams. Rant over and out.

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I definitely hear ya!  I live east of you across Alligator Alley.  There is so much construction going on here.  God forbid the powers that be leave a patch of green grass untouched.  I don't know where they are going to put all these people that the new housing brings.  As if we don't have enough traffic woes already.

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@SloopJohnB  Same where I live on the east coast. Slowly becoming a concrete jungle. 🤬

[Etoile308]

Not all areas, not all topographys are conducive to underground utility lines. In some areas it's just not physically feasible.

In areas where it may be feasible I suspect the cost of a changer over from above ground to underground would be staggering and of course passed on the consumers. 

[KittySoftPaws]

@SilleeMee  I get it, sometimes it's necessary. I sure didn't mean to imply you are, or did, something wrong, so if I did, I do apologize. My gripe is the constant influx of people and their renovations, that put a strain on an area that is already overflowing which causes everthing to suffer. This place has just become to full.

[Boehm Collector]

I'm a retired real estate attorney in New Jersey.   Several years ago I represented a couple who purchased a house two houses down from the one  I grew up in.  Every house on the block had a couple lovely trees in front.   This particular couple knocked down the house (it held so many happy memories for me) and built a McMansion on the lot.  The husband said to me "What is it with all the trees on this block?"   He had them both cut down.  It made me so sad.   

[SilleeMee]

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@KittySoftPaws wrote:

@SilleeMee  I get it, sometimes it's necessary. I sure didn't mean to imply you are, or did, something wrong, so if I did, I do apologize. My gripe is the constant influx of people and their renovations, that put a strain on an area that is already overflowing which causes everthing to suffer. This place has just become to full.

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@KittySoftPaws 

No worries. I totally understand b/c I live in a booming city, Colorado Springs. Not too far from my neighborhood there is a new 10,000-home development going in soon and that's just the house count. It doesn't include the schools, shops and everything else that a 'small city' has. I really do not like the direction this city has taken. I've lived here for over 50 years and the progress is unbearable and, to an extent, out-of-control displeasing. Everyone seems to be a newcomer and not from around here yet they act like they own the place already.

[KittySoftPaws]

@SilleeMee  I've never been to Colorado but have always wanted to go. I love the mountains. I bet your area is beautiful, and I do miss the change of seasons. 

So yes, this area is much the same as you describe. We just had someone buy a huge home behind us and the landscaping and "fixing" is non-stop. He pulled all of the palm trees along his side of our fence divider. He did replace them at least, but still. I thought ok, once that's done we can get a breather. Nope. Now we have a huge Marriott being built behind us.

When I say the construction never stops, it hasn't stopped around us yet in over 2+ years.