Do you feel that Huntsville and the surrounding areas will become like Northwest Arkansas?..... (Montgomery: school, place to live)

[anjoe]

Northwest Arkansas is growing so fast and there is no room for much more growth. The area is building roads and highways as fast as they can and looking at ways besides Beaver Lake for future water resources for residents. We had thought about Northwest Arkansas but now see all the problems and future problems that will come.

[zenjenn]

I'm not real familiar with NW Arkansas, though I know a few Californians who moved there several years back, and anywhere Californians move is poised for growth it seems.

Seriously though, I don't know, and I don't think there's any way to know for sure. What I DO know is that, problems take a LONG time to come around. I grew up in a place that probably saw among the fastest growth of anything in the United States - Orange County, California. And you know what? It was a really nice place to grow up. Yes, now it's overcrowded. Now it's insanely expensive. 20-30 years ago though, it wasn't.

And that's the thing; it took decades before overcrowding really became a real issue. HSV reminds me of Orange County in a lot of ways, poised for growth - but I don't think there's a snowball's chance in hell of Madison County, Alabama growing as fast as Orange County California. But even if it did, I'd have a good 20-30 years to enjoy a very nice place to live and raise my family - just as my parents did in California when I was a kid.

In a nutshell, might there be overgrowth problems in HSV's future? Possibly. But these things don't happen overnight and I don't think speculating is very helpful. You have to focus on the present. If NW Arkansas is the right place for you and your family I wouldn't dismiss it too quickly because of potential future problems. You can always move.

[A&M Bulldawg]

Yes, because the cities of Athens, Madison, Huntsville, and Decatur are rapidly growing towards each other, which can kind of feel like Northwest Arkansas!

[A&M Bulldawg]

I think Huntsville-Decatur may be growing faster than Northwest Arkansas.

[mimpdaddy]

Originally Posted by A&M Bulldawg

I think Huntsville-Decatur may be growing faster than Northwest Arkansas.

Im not being a hater of Huntsville, but I have been here for 6 years and I have not seen all this growth people talk about.They have been preaching this sermon since I've been here.

[A&M Bulldawg]

Originally Posted by mimpdaddy

Im not being a hater of Huntsville, but I have been here for 6 years and I have not seen all this growth people talk about.They have been preaching this sermon since I've been here.

If you haven't seen the growth in Huntsville, then I don't know where you've been, and you've been here for 6 years. Also, alot of people, especially on city-data, talk about how fast Huntsville is growing, and they want it to slow down.......................................and you say you haven't seen the growth! WOW!!!!!!!!!!! I truly believe that you are a hater of Huntsville. Huntsville is growing, and I think that it should grow 2X the amount! Please No Comments!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : crying:

[mimpdaddy]

Originally Posted by A&M Bulldawg

If you haven't seen the growth in Huntsville, then I don't know where you've been, and you've been here for 6 years. Also, alot of people, especially on city-data, talk about how fast Huntsville is growing, and they want it to slow down.......................................and you say you haven't seen the growth! WOW!!!!!!!!!!! I truly believe that you are a hater of Huntsville. Huntsville is growing, and I think that it should grow 2X the amount! Please No Comments!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : crying:

That's the truth, I have seen no more growth than any other city. KE you will see, you are new to Huntsville, I can tell.

[A&M Bulldawg]

I've traveled there often, also. So I know Huntsville really well. Huntsville has a lot of growth and could be growing 2X faster than what it is growing now. What part of Huntsville do you live in because you must live in the area where there is little growth?

[Huntsville_secede]

Originally Posted by mimpdaddy

That's the truth, I have seen no more growth than any other city. KE you will see, you are new to Huntsville, I can tell.

Well you are blind the numbers don't lie.. look at the job increases and the population and the amount of retail.. Montgomery doesn't have the level of retail that Huntsville has gotten over the past few years. Just think BridgeStreet, Valley Bend, Providence, 72 west.. all of the areas have seen huge amounts of retail constructed in the last several years. Madison county had lead the state in job creation probably almost 18 out of the last 22 years. You just don't see it cause you dislike Huntsville and don't want to see it, almost anyone on here that lives or has visited Huntsville often or that has lived here in the past has agreed it has grown a lot over the past few years.

[mimpdaddy]

Im not saying that Huntsville isn't seeing growth, but some people blow it way out of proportion.Most cities in the state are seeing growth as much as Hville.It's not all about Huntsville.I think Huntsville seems like it's growing to people from small towns because a rapid growth spurt to a small city.I was going to school in Jacksonville Fl for 3 years before coming to Huntsville and that's where I seen real growth.I seen a city transform by getting a professional football team and improving there interstate infrastructure.KE dont focus so much on Hville because trust me it's not this great busting city.Huntsville is nice quiet city in the Tennesse Valley where people escape the big city.That's why people love it.Honestly if you want to see growth go down I-65 through Jefferson an Shelby county.