Personnally, looking at it from a standpoint of someone who was born and raised here in North Florida the traffic has inceased, pollution has sky rocketed ( the river now turns green in the summer). Increased population has drained the aquifer to the point where the lakes are permantly low, boat ramps are over crowded and there are way too many subdivisions and malls. Taxes have inceased with less services. Roads , sewage plants and infastructure constantly have to be updated because of the population boom. Due to the population boom of Florida they are now wanting to pull MILLIONS OF GALLONS of water from the St. Johns to "quinch the thrist " of central Florida. Why cant they place a fee on any resident that wants to move here that would go towards a DESALINAZATION plant. I mean the ocean is only another 25 miles east. Why place the burden on people who "grew up here"? As a local or native to this area we didn't ask for all the increase in : taxes, traffic, polltion and degraded water clarity. Did I mention any time an area "booms" so does the crime rate.

I just put out there the difference between when I grew up and now. Unfortunatly, whether people want to hear it or not the truth is Florida CAN NOT sustain the current growth rate without causing major consequences to our natural resources. There is too much pavement and not enough land. Concrete, asphalt and other structures impedes the natural flow of water into the ground that replenishes the aquifer.

If the next 20 years are like the last 20 years we will all be fishing the same waters because the smaller lakes will be dry. To launch your boat you will have to take a number. They have already started numbering the amnt of TX's that can go on at one time from a certain point. Once again, this never used to happen when I was growing up. It was alot nicer not having to compete for space. Should you move here I hope you find an area that isnt over crowded, little if any pollution and free of traffic and subdivisions (with no association fees). After all, 20 years ago this was easy to find. Now damn contractors have turned our state into a concete jungle full of empty strip malls and gated communities.