Rural communities are so important for so many reasons. There are so many uses for land besides developing. Not to mention all of the costs both financially and resourcefully.
Stop overdeveloping!!!!
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Kathy Joyce
2 months ago
We live on 3 acres. That would total 18 houses instead of 1! We choose to live in a rural setting and this development would be the beginning of the end of a small town and rural county! In addition to the lost way of life in our community, we don't have enough resources such as schools, police, utilities, stores and roads to handle the massive expansion this type of developing would demand.
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Hunter Williams
2 months ago
We live in the country and we would like to keep it that way so our kids can grow up and enjoy it the way we did.
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Heather Fargis
2 months ago
I will always be for protecting rural land. We have to protect our water, our roads, our wildlife, our safety, and the quiet natural character. I was born here and have lived here almost 50 years. I'm all for responsible growth. This is not responsible growth. This is greed. Pure and simple.
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Will Neal
2 months ago
Developers often promise new services that never show up on time, so traffic gets worse, appointments get harder, and existing residents pay more to keep things running. Farmland and the quiet rural character disappear for good, and a tight knit community turns into just another crowded subdivision. Housing is needed somewhere but not all at once, without the roads and services to match, in a town this small.
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Robin Crawford
2 months ago
Because I live in rural Rockingham county
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Patricia Bryant
2 months ago
I was raised there and this would destroy why we love this place.
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Norma Vaughn
2 months ago
Is important to take in consideration the people who live happily for generations in this county, the impact of a big development like this isn’t needed and potentially devastating for some.
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Nora Elkins
2 months ago
Enough is enough. The only people benefitting are the developers. Once our ground-water sources are depleted, how much will we have to pay for city water? That won't matter because the developers and politicians will already have moved on to the next cash cow. What we really need is housing for the homeless. But wait, there's no money in that for the fat cat developers.
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Amy Murphy
2 months ago
I rented the house on the Norman Cook property on Hwy 158 and the owners sold to a developer. There was a pond with an entire ecosystem of its own, turkeys, deer, owls, many species of birds and surely countless other creatures and critters that are so important to a healthy ecosystem for humans. It was also farmed to produce hay. I was absolutely heartbroken that it was all destroyed. I can only pray that people wake up before it is all gone.
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Supporter
2 months ago
Bring restaurants bring stores no to new homes no to data centers and no to casinos!!
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Lindsay Pegg
2 months ago
County leaders need to consider whether development of this scale is appropriate for the Ellisboro community and its existing infrastructure. It’s about advocating for responsible growth that considers roads, schools, emergency services, natural resources, farmland, and the rural character that makes this part of Rockingham County special.
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Supporter
2 months ago
To many expensive condos people can’t afford, to many empty warehouses built to use as tax right off sitting empty. Stop clearing land just because!
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Mildred Hand
2 months ago
I am 92, I’ve lived in my home where the property lines border Dalton Farm. The quality of life that we’ve know, enjoyed and respected for years is under attack. No one is saying no progress, but responsible progress for our home community. Don’t let “your vision plans” be a tall tale of bs, don’t all postage stamp homes be your vision for the county. Don’t destroy the integrity of our communities, our land that has been in the family for 150 years mean nothing.
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Wanda Simpson
2 months ago
We don’t want to sell our heritage of community/family farms/trees/hay fields/yards big enough for ballgames /cookouts to celebrate special events/making memories❤️
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diana stanley
2 months ago
This is my home this will affect my home! And my neighbors, this isn’t right!
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Elisabeth Corona
2 months ago
This many new homes would put an unbearable burden on schools, services and Rockingham county taxpayers.
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Gail McGuire
2 months ago
We do not have the infrastructure to handle this many new houses. Is there even a need for these houses in this economy?
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Supporter
2 months ago
Land is a not a never-ending resource. We need to protect our farms! Plenty of houses, good food is harder to come by
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Cindy Landry
2 months ago
We moved here because of the small town ferl and larger properties like we are from in Texas ,, not commuter subdivisions
Rural communities are so important for so many reasons. There are so many uses for land besides developing. Not to mention all of the costs both financially and resourcefully. Stop overdeveloping!!!!
We live on 3 acres. That would total 18 houses instead of 1! We choose to live in a rural setting and this development would be the beginning of the end of a small town and rural county! In addition to the lost way of life in our community, we don't have enough resources such as schools, police, utilities, stores and roads to handle the massive expansion this type of developing would demand.
We live in the country and we would like to keep it that way so our kids can grow up and enjoy it the way we did.
I will always be for protecting rural land. We have to protect our water, our roads, our wildlife, our safety, and the quiet natural character. I was born here and have lived here almost 50 years. I'm all for responsible growth. This is not responsible growth. This is greed. Pure and simple.
Developers often promise new services that never show up on time, so traffic gets worse, appointments get harder, and existing residents pay more to keep things running. Farmland and the quiet rural character disappear for good, and a tight knit community turns into just another crowded subdivision. Housing is needed somewhere but not all at once, without the roads and services to match, in a town this small.
Because I live in rural Rockingham county
I was raised there and this would destroy why we love this place.
Is important to take in consideration the people who live happily for generations in this county, the impact of a big development like this isn’t needed and potentially devastating for some.
Enough is enough. The only people benefitting are the developers. Once our ground-water sources are depleted, how much will we have to pay for city water? That won't matter because the developers and politicians will already have moved on to the next cash cow. What we really need is housing for the homeless. But wait, there's no money in that for the fat cat developers.
I rented the house on the Norman Cook property on Hwy 158 and the owners sold to a developer. There was a pond with an entire ecosystem of its own, turkeys, deer, owls, many species of birds and surely countless other creatures and critters that are so important to a healthy ecosystem for humans. It was also farmed to produce hay. I was absolutely heartbroken that it was all destroyed. I can only pray that people wake up before it is all gone.
Bring restaurants bring stores no to new homes no to data centers and no to casinos!!
County leaders need to consider whether development of this scale is appropriate for the Ellisboro community and its existing infrastructure. It’s about advocating for responsible growth that considers roads, schools, emergency services, natural resources, farmland, and the rural character that makes this part of Rockingham County special.
To many expensive condos people can’t afford, to many empty warehouses built to use as tax right off sitting empty. Stop clearing land just because!
I am 92, I’ve lived in my home where the property lines border Dalton Farm. The quality of life that we’ve know, enjoyed and respected for years is under attack. No one is saying no progress, but responsible progress for our home community. Don’t let “your vision plans” be a tall tale of bs, don’t all postage stamp homes be your vision for the county. Don’t destroy the integrity of our communities, our land that has been in the family for 150 years mean nothing.
We don’t want to sell our heritage of community/family farms/trees/hay fields/yards big enough for ballgames /cookouts to celebrate special events/making memories❤️
This is my home this will affect my home! And my neighbors, this isn’t right!
This many new homes would put an unbearable burden on schools, services and Rockingham county taxpayers.
We do not have the infrastructure to handle this many new houses. Is there even a need for these houses in this economy?
Land is a not a never-ending resource. We need to protect our farms! Plenty of houses, good food is harder to come by
We moved here because of the small town ferl and larger properties like we are from in Texas ,, not commuter subdivisions