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Originally Posted by LIforrelaxin
The issue here is understood by all.... However an important lesson to be learned is this. As the cost of living around the lake continues to rise do to housing cost etc.... It will become increasingly harder on the locals to live in these areas with out good well paying jobs the only way to bring those good paying jobs is to allow growth. Remember it is the locals that afford us the ability to enjoy ourselves, as they staff and provide business to the area durring the off seasons. Am I advocating a Lowes at every corner no.... But should we expect to see a couple of more reasonable sized shopping plazas yes, it would also be nice to see some industrial development. Nothing like an IBM mind you but a couple of nice 100-300 employee manufacturing facilities would be a good idea....
I have lived in areas where they have tried to control growth. And you know what, it is the local people and business that ultimately pay the price when growth doesn't happen. What the lakes region needs to decided is how it wants the growth to happen. So that there is a job market strong enough to support the local population, which ultimately provides the work force for the tourism business. It is easy enough to accomplish these things while preserving the nice waterfront towns we have become use too, but people also can't fight it. Face it people the world is changing as people now work at home, commute longer and longer distances, the coveted once rural areas are going to develop....
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Don't forget that what the Lakes Region has going for it is tourism. If you pollute the area with endless sprawl it becomes less desirable as a tourist destination.