For an idea on how much St. Johns County has changed... (homes, quality of life)

[StAugustine]

Originally Posted by slimsim

That article has nothing to do with with expanding of home building in St. Johns county, it was the original poster that was trying to correlate the two. I seriously doubt they are talking about tree farms given the fact that they said there are only 15 farms remaining. Land that holds pine trees and nothing else is not a 'farm'

I wasn't commenting on the article itself. I was commenting on a fact cited in the article.

I don't know who you think you're bull****ting with the idea that building didn't take place on former aglands but as a SJC native who can give you direct contact information of former farmers who sold out to PUD's in the late 90's and early 2000's, you're bull****ting the wrong guy.

In no uncertain terms, the building boom destroyed aglands and it wasn't just 'pine trees'.

[Florida2014]

So then blame the sellout farmers, not the transplants.

[EricBoyd]

Originally Posted by StAugustine

<snip>former farmers who sold out to PUD's in the late 90's and early 2000's</snip>

Originally Posted by StAugustine

Welcome to St Johns County; Ruining Itself, One Transplant at a Time.

Yeah, so who are you really blaming here?

[Ruger20]

If you want to assign blame, there are several options (in no particular order)
Farmland owners who sold out
Planning commission which allowed rezoning from Agriculture to Residential
Developers who developed the land, put in roads, etc
Local government which did not prevent urban sprawl
Voters in the county for not getting involved earlier before the sprawl began

[StAugustine]

Originally Posted by Ruger20

If you want to assign blame, there are several options (in no particular order)
Farmland owners who sold out
Planning commission which allowed rezoning from Agriculture to Residential
Developers who developed the land, put in roads, etc
Local government which did not prevent urban sprawl
Voters in the county for not getting involved earlier before the sprawl began

... all of the above.

Also, transplants from other places who move here and try to make (here) into wherever it is they came from back home.

[StAugustine]

Originally Posted by Florida2014

So then blame the sellout farmers, not the transplants.

Originally Posted by EricBoyd

Yeah, so who are you really blaming here?

There is enough blame to go around, it isn't exclusive to any one party.

[StreetSmarts]

Originally Posted by Florida2014

So then blame the sellout farmers, not the transplants.

Even tho I'm a FL native myself, I have to agree with this. They sold out and moved to the Carolina's. I cant blame the farmers for selling out and heading to NC nor can I blame developers for wanting to build on the land either.

[Fl1150]

Originally Posted by Florida2014

Yes, but it's YOUR fault since YOU moved here. I blame YOU, not those of us who lived here beforehand. Our houses are, uh, different.

Signed,
OP

I'm a native .

[Florida2014]

Originally Posted by StAugustine

... all of the above.

Also, transplants from other places who move here and try to make (here) into wherever it is they came from back home.

How would anyone do that, exactly? Is it the Jersey Mike's Subs shops you see? Do tell.......

[StAugustine]

Originally Posted by Florida2014

How would anyone do that, exactly? Is it the Jersey Mike's Subs shops you see? Do tell.......

Stupid rhetorical questions don't deserve serious answers.
If you seriously cannot fathom how a horde of people from (somewhere else) can move into an area and ultimately disrupt its quality of life and pervert its values, then what is the likelihood that I could 'explain' it in any way you would actually understand?