The topic I'd like to write about concerns the enlargement of Highway 29, one of the few simple highways left in Central Texas. Right now, it is a simple 4 lane highway surrounded by fields and woods. It's not uncommon to see longhorn, horses, deer, or even an occasional coyote roaming next to the highway. This highway is slated to become a 10 lane monstrosity that will consume countless acres of land to complete. My neighborhood is right off Highway 29 and, if this expansion occurs, will lose the entire front part of the neighborhood. Not only will houses have to be moved, but we'd also lose a hole or two of our golf course.
The country is still mainly wild and free, it'd be a shame to have it destroyed. Numerous families and businesses will be negatively impacted if all the changes occur. There is even talk of huge cookie-cutter neighborhoods being built alongside the new highway. At one point, someone mentioned upwards of 5 thousand new homes being built. They will be on 0 acre lots, which means that there will be very little space between them and a loss of any available aesthetic appeal.
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