""Somehow, all this development just means more taxes (to pay for the infrastructure and services) yet all must be sacrificed in the almighty name of Growth.""
Poor you, your home's value is probably about to skyrocket.
I don't think you understand. It's not the money, it's the solitude. People move to the country to get away from the criminal masses and be able to breathe clean air and be mostly free of liberal influence. Now he faces a whole new nest of liberal idiots (and all liberals are idiots) just across the property line because the land was rezoned (probably due to bribery as there's really no other reason for it.