Does anyone ever feel like there living in a farm field? (Cape Coral: houses, neighborhoods)

[easytim]

I don't mean for this to sound negative, its not meant to be that way. I just want to say that I like the North West part of the Cape best, there are some very nice homes there.

There is only one thing I have trouble with, when I think of buying and living in a house there on the N.W Cape. I think about walking out the front door of a house I just bought there and across the street is a flat field with nothing growing on it.

Then when I look to the right and to the left all I see is a flat dry field. The next home I see is way down the end of the street. I now start to feel like I'm in the middle of some land that was once a farm and there is nothing growing there anymore because all of this land was sold to developers and they are not going to grow anything,they bought this land to build houses on.

I start to then think about all the many acres of wasted land that they could grow Palm Tree on or Mango trees. I can't believe the land can't be used for something useful.

Does anyone else get the farm field feeling too

[DennisDaMenace]

God forbid any trees, survive in Cape Coral. I think that's what makes cape coral unattractive.

[Billythepokerkid]

Originally Posted by DennisDaMenace

God forbid any trees, survive in Cape Coral. I think that's what makes cape coral unattractive.

Might not be many trees in the North part of the city, but in my neighborhood and the surrounding neighborhoods trees are in abundance.

[nhkev]

it is the lesser of two evils. the city cuts all the vacant lots so no trees are able to grow. buy be being bare unattended keeps brush fires to a minimum , it keeps critters like snakes, insects, and wild boar from getting out of control. It makes it a lot easier when they do decide to bring utilities to the area, phone line and electrical line maintainence. If someone did decide to build it also makes it a lot easier instead of dropping trees on small lots if there were houses surrounding them.

when someone buys a property they will landscape and don't forget just 40 yrs ago all of cape coral looked that way. in time the nw will look remarkably like the sw.

[Beak Boater]

I guess it depends on your perspective. I would rather see flat land with a few trees around and some dirt, than my neighbors side window.
If you dont want the wide open spaces their are plenty of places in the Cape where you can go for blocks and not see any lots or undeveloped land. The SW and SE Cape are like that in most places.

[hiknapster]

I think you'd be interested in the history of Cape Coral, Tim. Here's some reading for you.

Cape Coral History

Homesteaders

Most of Cape Coral was wild and desolate by the time the Rosen brothers stepped in to develop it. There weren't neat little farms there. In fact, by 1957 it was mostly a bug-infested wasteland. The Rosen Brothers bulldozed Cape Coral and created a mind-boggling amount of canals that now frustrate delivery people. Cape Coral is huge. Even during the boom, they didn't come close to developing it all. The sure tried, though! To expect the government to go out there and plant trees is frivilous. Not that I think you do, Tim. Maybe you can start some sort of Arbor Day project? It's a thought!

[rikoshaprl]

Originally Posted by hiknapster

Maybe you can start some sort of Arbor Day project? It's a thought!

Someone beat you to it Hik.
Cape Coral volunteers plant hundreds of trees over the weekend | CapeCoral.com

[equalrightsforeveryone]

Originally Posted by easytim

I don't mean for this to sound negative, its not meant to be that way. I just want to say that I like the North West part of the Cape best, there are some very nice homes there.

There is only one thing I have trouble with, when I think of buying and living in a house there on the N.W Cape. I think about walking out the front door of a house I just bought there and across the street is a flat field with nothing growing on it.

Then when I look to the right and to the left all I see is a flat dry field. The next home I see is way down the end of the street. I now start to feel like I'm in the middle of some land that was once a farm and there is nothing growing there anymore because all of this land was sold to developers and they are not going to grow anything,they bought this land to build houses on.

I start to then think about all the many acres of wasted land that they could grow Palm Tree on or Mango trees. I can't believe the land can't be used for something useful.

Does anyone else get the farm field feeling too

clear cutting is the favored thing around here. the lack of tree's and bushes is a major cause for wind damage in a storm and it also contributes to the low level of moisture in the soil around here. two days after it rains all the moisture is baked out of the ground.

[Twobeach]

Isn't there a place on Sanibel that offers indigious plants for free to plant? I would go,,and Plant on that ugly land across the street, change your veiw! Just a thought~

[Billythepokerkid]

Originally Posted by equalrightsforeveryone

clear cutting is the favored thing around here. the lack of tree's and bushes is a major cause for wind damage in a storm and it also contributes to the low level of moisture in the soil around here. two days after it rains all the moisture is baked out of the ground.

The lack of trees and bushes happens in areas where there are very few homes. People who buy in this area must now the added potential for damage due to the lack of wind breakers. As the areas get built up the homeowners will most definitely add many trees, bushes, etc. Again, this is a problem in the North Cape, none of this stuff is really true below Pine Island Rd.