"Elegy for the Sunshine State"

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13. It is happeneing all over the country

Cities tear down single houses to build apartment buildings and condo to increase their tax base.

Some years back I was present at a council meeting and some people were complaining about removal of beautiful trees. They purchased their homes to enjoy the trees, but it was decided to convert a two lane road to a four lane major road and the tress had to go.

It does not matter whether you are at a major metropolis or a mid town cities; at the coast or in the Midwest. Government planners see empty space and they cannot wait to pave over it to generate more tax revenue.

I wonder whether this happens also in Idaho, Montana, Wyoming or the Dakotas..