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Re: Jeb Bush...
Snapper, I live in Lehigh Acres. Lehigh is a late 50's land developement that borders the glades' northern boundery. When I built my home here in 1984, we paid 42K. It was just appraised at 112K. It's a "cracker" box ( a real cracker (born and raised in Hialeah).<br />I remember back when there was nothing west of the North/south expressway (at all).<br />Last month, my well ran dry. The contractor I subbed to install a new well was so busy, he just finished the 3-day job! It's crazy over here.<br />People are goin nuts over tracts of land no bigger than 1/4acre.<br /><br /><br />The cost of housing here has trippled in the past years. Much of this has to do with the sudden limitations placed on developers. They now realise that what is here may be torn down, much less, thier desire to iron-out more cypress strands for another subdivision.<br />The lot behind my cracker box was purchased by wife's grandmother for 3200bucks, and now she is receiving unsolicited offes to buy it at $16,000!!<br />It's insane, but i'm glad to see the current administration (the feds too) draw a proverbial line in the sand, and begin to return the natural flow back to the "river of grass".<br />However, I fear that much of the sub-developed properties in existance now will be utilised for such, and if so, the population is capable of doubling within it.
Snapper, I live in Lehigh Acres. Lehigh is a late 50's land developement that borders the glades' northern boundery. When I built my home here in 1984, we paid 42K. It was just appraised at 112K. It's a "cracker" box ( a real cracker (born and raised in Hialeah).<br />I remember back when there was nothing west of the North/south expressway (at all).<br />Last month, my well ran dry. The contractor I subbed to install a new well was so busy, he just finished the 3-day job! It's crazy over here.<br />People are goin nuts over tracts of land no bigger than 1/4acre.<br /><br /><br />The cost of housing here has trippled in the past years. Much of this has to do with the sudden limitations placed on developers. They now realise that what is here may be torn down, much less, thier desire to iron-out more cypress strands for another subdivision.<br />The lot behind my cracker box was purchased by wife's grandmother for 3200bucks, and now she is receiving unsolicited offes to buy it at $16,000!!<br />It's insane, but i'm glad to see the current administration (the feds too) draw a proverbial line in the sand, and begin to return the natural flow back to the "river of grass".<br />However, I fear that much of the sub-developed properties in existance now will be utilised for such, and if so, the population is capable of doubling within it.
I knew there was another native left in Florida.. There for a while, thought I might be the last of the mohicans....<br /><br />Ya'll don't have to tell me, it's just as crazy here..