http://davidsonnews.net/realestate/2010/10/12/board-oks-signs-for-rushco-market-at-exit-30/ Fri, 30 Jan 2015 20:31:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.2 http://davidsonnews.net/realestate/2010/10/12/board-oks-signs-for-rushco-market-at-exit-30/comment-page-1/#comment-1370 Wed, 13 Oct 2010 11:57:47 +0000 http://davidsonnews.net/realestate/?p=1200#comment-1370 This is no great surprise. The Town Board has consistently whittled away at the history of the Town by not resisting every demand made upon them. I am not angry but deeply saddened by the erosion of the values of our Town that have existed for generations and have served us well.
I have seen a bustling, financially sound downtown with tree lined streets and friendly “hellos” go to a financially stressed, commercialized bedroom community with “spot” events and growth being ruled and controlled by development demands.
I do not have all the answers (maybe not any) and consider several of the Board members and folks in administration friends. This should not be interpreted as and is not intended to be a personal attack on anyone, because I understand the pressures that exist while serving in a governmental capacity. It hurts me to see the transformations that have taken place over the last 10 years that have been dictated by outside forces. A lot of good has been done (support of Davidson IB, our library, tree ordinances, farmers market etc) but what has really been done to secure our future Town existence? I would ask those who serve this Town and community to just take a step-back and look into the history of Davidson. Then decide if it is something you want to try and preserve. It does no good to preserve the “small town atmosphere” if you don’t preserve the Town.

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