Y'all don't have this problem back East because you didn't chop your land into 40 acre parcels.
Are you perhaps familiar with New Jersey? Across the river from either New York City or Philly? Or the Baltimore/D.C. suburbs? Is this not "urban sprawl"? Without the benefit of "40 A. parcels"?
Do you find the "urban sprawl" of the Midwest offensive simply because the land is flat and undifferentiated? But "urban sprawl" can follow creek valleys and ridgelines just as easily as it can follow section lines.
Or do you find "urban sprawl" offensive because it allows the middle-class to escape "the urban experience"? Unfortunately, though, some folks actually prefer "the suburban experience" (relatively low cost, relatively large space, better public schools, etc.) to the "urban experience" (higher cost, smaller space, godawful schools, etc.).
Why shouldn't they be allowed to exercise their better judgment?
Even if it offends you...???
You don’t make any sense.
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