Call a Development Company! We Have One Tree Still Standing!!

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Today an article was posted in a nature group I belong to on Facebook. It talked about a development company looking to build a "destination resort" near the Red River Gorge/Natural Bridge State Park area. Needless to say, nearly everyone in this group is against it. I'm definitely not opposed to progress. But seriously? You have all these big, medium, and small cities here in which to build. Why go tear down a gorgeous scenic place in the name of "progress" or "tourism"? I think about that every time I pass another building going up around town. There are signs at apartment buildings all over town offering "free month's rent" and "move-in specials," but none of them displaying a "no vacancy" sign. And, despite that, they're building more apartment complexes! There's one going up within earshot of a different complex near a mall. What gives? Is there one tree still standing that these people have to chop down? There's a regional restaurant chain called Rooster's. Instead of building "new" buildings for their restaurants, their policy is to take closed restaurant buildings and refurbish them. Wow, what a concept! I hope you enjoy the above-linked photo, which was taken last year on top of the arch in Natural Bridge State Park. If developers have their way, the next time I'm up there you might get a photo filled with McDonald's, Holiday Inn, and gas station signs.