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    Urban and Suburban Flight to the Country

    When we bought Slippy Lodge, the closest town (3 miles away) was a 1 Stop-Light town with a Hardware Store, BBQ Restaurant, 1 Fast Food Restaurant, 2 gas stations, 1 Auto Repair Shop and 1 Seasonal Farmers Market Stand. The next closest town was approx 8-10 miles away.

    Farms, Recreational Hunting Property, Single Family homes on acreage and undeveloped land were our neighbors. The immediate land around me (approx 2000 acres) was owned by Weekend Recreational people and Forestry Owned land. My land was Zoned Agricultural (AG) when I bought it, and we petitioned it to be zoned Agricultural PRESERVE (AG-P)and it was approved.

    The research that I did made me believe that Ag Preserve would help me from being surrounded by Developments and growth

    Well, this week I received a certified letter from the town nearest me that the land that borders mine (forestry land also zoned Ag-P)) was just bought by a developer and the town was going to vote to change the land's zoning to Residential/Development from Ag Preserve (as mine is).

    So I called the mayor to ask what will happen and if I am screwed. The mayor assured me that he was committed to keeping all the AG Preserve Land as AG-P not Residential.

    Regardless, my land is outside the city limits but growth is coming. At this point I am safe but awaiting the results of the vote.

    FUBAR!

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    People don't think Urban / Suburban flight be like it is, but it do.
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    My Shooting Range back stop is built in front of a berm that is approximately 50 feet from my neighbor's (the Forestry company that sold the land to the developer) property line. When the Forestry company owned it I never saw anyone out there and the trees were too young to cut so I figured it was safe to build my Range Back Stop where I built it.

    A few weeks ago I saw Neon Red marking tape on my border indicating that a survey had been made.

    I wonder if they saw my Range Back Stop and how the new owners will react to my Range? Its perfectly legal for me to shoot on my land but I don't want new neighbors causing a problem...

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    I've been shooting on my family property for 52 years. There were no other homes and our side of the road for miles.

    Now I'm surrounded and get called into the Popo when I shoot, and when the neighbors around me shoot.

    Then this lab is a half mile from home, but I get the credit for shooting. WTF ?


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    Good luck Slippy..despite what the mayor says you’re probably screwed.

    I’m not to much different. When I bought my place there was a 1,000 acre farm in back of me. Everyone around me has between 5 and 10 acres. 2 years ago the farm sold to developers. Surveys for roads were done, etc etc. I talked to the guy at the county in charge of rights of way and he gave me some insights but I still expected to see a road near me and development to take place.

    Then last July, after returning from my annual month long camping trip, I found the “farm” fully fenced and now stocked with cattle. I surmise two things. First if they lose the AG exception they are liable for 3 years back property taxes so while they decide what to do they kept the exemptions in place. Second is simply that they bought a rice farm. So, it’s a rice farm.. so what. Well, how do you grow rice? FLOOD IT WITH WATER. So what they did was bought low land that will need to have millions of square feet of dirt brought in to raise the land. They will bring the ire of the county flood department (it already has) and the neighbors.

    Anyway, I’m sure it will be development at some point but I’m being told that instead of a subdivision it would now be 35 to 38 homes on large acreage lots.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Slippy View Post
    When we bought Slippy Lodge, the closest town (3 miles away) was a 1 Stop-Light town with a Hardware Store, BBQ Restaurant, 1 Fast Food Restaurant, 2 gas stations, 1 Auto Repair Shop and 1 Seasonal Farmers Market Stand. The next closest town was approx 8-10 miles away.

    Farms, Recreational Hunting Property, Single Family homes on acreage and undeveloped land were our neighbors. The immediate land around me (approx 2000 acres) was owned by Weekend Recreational people and Forestry Owned land. My land was Zoned Agricultural (AG) when I bought it, and we petitioned it to be zoned Agricultural PRESERVE (AG-P)and it was approved.

    The research that I did made me believe that Ag Preserve would help me from being surrounded by Developments and growth

    Well, this week I received a certified letter from the town nearest me that the land that borders mine (forestry land also zoned Ag-P)) was just bought by a developer and the town was going to vote to change the land's zoning to Residential/Development from Ag Preserve (as mine is).

    So I called the mayor to ask what will happen and if I am screwed. The mayor assured me that he was committed to keeping all the AG Preserve Land as AG-P not Residential.

    Regardless, my land is outside the city limits but growth is coming. At this point I am safe but awaiting the results of the vote.

    FUBAR!
    Are you getting the Commifornia refugee influx Slippy? As far as the city council/mayor are concerned, they are ALL about getting more and more tax revenue to spend. Plain & simple, follow the money.

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    Quote Originally Posted by shootbrownelk View Post
    Are you getting the Commifornia refugee influx Slippy? As far as the city council/mayor are concerned, they are ALL about getting more and more tax revenue to spend. Plain & simple, follow the money.
    Not the Commiefornia, but the suburbanites from Birmingham, AL and Atlanta, GA who think they are conservative but they vote for Security/Regulations over Freedom every time and are just as guilty as commiefornias in ruining our country.

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    Wyoming... I’m really thinking about Wyoming.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Piratesailor View Post
    Wyoming... I’m really thinking about Wyoming.
    South Dakota OR Wyoming for sure.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Piratesailor View Post
    Wyoming... I’m really thinking about Wyoming.
    Wyoming....I think about it everyday. I thank my lucky stars that I am fortunate enough to live here, where there are more antelope than people. We are going to have to start a vetting process however.

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