We’ve lived here for twenty years with woods between us and the state road behind our house. Last year, a sign went up announcing the land was for sale for building lots. Last week, this tractor arrived. It’s not done much except for some test pits. We’d love to have the land remain woods, but I fear builders will shop up this spring.
Milford Street 
I feel for you….. waves good morning..
Thank you. Waves back.
I would want the woods too. Fingers crossed, the development, whatever it might be, is to your liking. Donna
Thank you, Donna. I hope so. I hope they leave some trees between the homes.
The builders have shown up in our wooded area as well. Sigh . . .
Sometimes progress is such an ugly word.
I know. Not all progress is good or welcomed.
This change will literally change your life. 👀🍃
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Progress? Perhaps if it can save 80% of those trees and bushes.
We will see. The tractor has laid dormant for about 10 days.
Hopefully, the successful developers will keep the natural beauty of the place in mind and work it into their plans.
One of the reasons we are leaving Buckeye is that the growth it is seeing is now encroaching on our space. We are in a developed community but desert and farmland were all around us when we bought. In the last decade, it’s been eaten up by developers, and we are looking for wider open spaces again.
Good luck, Chris, I am interested in following what is happening in your neighborhood.
Thank you, John. We will see what happens. I like your plan of moving to a less developed spot.
Unfortunately, about the only way to save a green-space is to buy it.
Yes. It is/was $250K which is a lot of money to look at trees.
This is not how I define progress especially if it diminishes the quality of life. By the way, don’t local residents (who might be impacted by the development) have the right to testify before the planning commission? It might be apropos to quote Joni Mitchell:
They took all the trees, and put ’em in a tree museum
And they charged the people a dollar and a half to see them
Don’t it always seem to go
That you don’t know what you got ’til it’s gone
They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot
I think of that song often. I thought we were to get notice also. They may still be in the planning phases. The community has kept out some large multi-family complexes but a few homes here and there are more difficult especially if the only reason is that it ruins my view.
Always hard to see the woods go. I hope at least you get really nice neighbors.
Aww, I can feel the loss of the wooded areas already! Economic growth cannot be withheld and along with it comes building lots. I can imagine the loss of tranquility in the woods. Protect Mr Scarecrow and friends! I can see a lot of snowfall still. Winter is not over yet?
Damn! I think you didn’t mention this on IG, or I wouldn’t have joked around about being snowed in. 😦 I really hope they’ll let lots of trees stand between the new houses. Woods are so important, but then around here we’re very short on flats and such, people would also want to sacrifice the woods for new building space – sigh.
I hate when that happens. We experienced it here too 😦
Oh well.