I do not have both of your writing skills but I will give it a try.
I have mentioned this before but lets review. Logging in large qualities did take place in the pines as recent as 25 years ago. Whether it still does I am not certain. But it is a non issue as far as I am concerned. The same woods that were logged years ago, are walked through and enjoyed by people today with no knowledge that this even occurred. The same goes for back fires. Both of these have no long term major effect...
About 25 years ago I had crossed the JCRR tracks and reached Apple Pie Hill from that direction. I climbed it and noticed large fires in the distance. I raced out to 532 and all of the woods along that road were on fire from back fires. Completely burned out. Would you know that today? I see no trace of it. What was the harm?
Here is the real problem:
Recently I visited someone who had just purchased a new home in a development on a rural road. They had just moved in and were complaining that there were new developments near them being built destroying the woods. Did they ever think what their development did to the woods? I am sure there were local residents who felt the same when theirs was built.
The same goes true with the new school in Tabernacle. I am willing to bet that many of the people who are opposing that school live in new developments. For some reason they think that their home is ok, but a school is not. Their kids are why that school is being built.
My house was built in 1950 on a farm. The farmhouse was kept, but the property is lost forever. Am I happy about that...no but I had no control of it. If I had bought it when it was new, and then opposed other homes, I would be a Hypocrite..
So we are all in a dilemma as I see it. The pines primary problem is building and nothing else. When a solution is found for that, then we can address the other issues. For if we don't solve the building problem, we will be left with a small area that is presently owned by the state and other ventures. And when that is all that is left, the pressure to build there by the population explosion will be tremendous. I think I know what will happen.
Can someone else weigh in with their opinions?
Guy
I have mentioned this before but lets review. Logging in large qualities did take place in the pines as recent as 25 years ago. Whether it still does I am not certain. But it is a non issue as far as I am concerned. The same woods that were logged years ago, are walked through and enjoyed by people today with no knowledge that this even occurred. The same goes for back fires. Both of these have no long term major effect...
About 25 years ago I had crossed the JCRR tracks and reached Apple Pie Hill from that direction. I climbed it and noticed large fires in the distance. I raced out to 532 and all of the woods along that road were on fire from back fires. Completely burned out. Would you know that today? I see no trace of it. What was the harm?
Here is the real problem:
Recently I visited someone who had just purchased a new home in a development on a rural road. They had just moved in and were complaining that there were new developments near them being built destroying the woods. Did they ever think what their development did to the woods? I am sure there were local residents who felt the same when theirs was built.
The same goes true with the new school in Tabernacle. I am willing to bet that many of the people who are opposing that school live in new developments. For some reason they think that their home is ok, but a school is not. Their kids are why that school is being built.
My house was built in 1950 on a farm. The farmhouse was kept, but the property is lost forever. Am I happy about that...no but I had no control of it. If I had bought it when it was new, and then opposed other homes, I would be a Hypocrite..
So we are all in a dilemma as I see it. The pines primary problem is building and nothing else. When a solution is found for that, then we can address the other issues. For if we don't solve the building problem, we will be left with a small area that is presently owned by the state and other ventures. And when that is all that is left, the pressure to build there by the population explosion will be tremendous. I think I know what will happen.
Can someone else weigh in with their opinions?
Guy