-PJ
Yep. Comes down to money. The commercial entities have it, the local government wants it. Those who would stand between the two will soon have their land taken.
I wonder how many here would truly stand up for themselves, if it was their land, perhaps land that their ancestors settled. I hear this "I would sell out in a heartbeat for 200%" line and I think "what if it was land that had been in your family for generations, and they wanted to build a Wal-Mart or a strip mall over it".
My family has land that we would never ever sell. It was paid for by our ancestors in blood, sweat, and tears (cliche? perhaps, but true).