JD, don't think distance from a metro area will exempt you from the threat of development. I live in Miller County, MO, not totally lost in the sticks, but certainly not within commuting distance of either St. Louis or KCMO. Yet I can show you lots of places that used to be farmed that have been turned into housing developments-including my neighbors to the south.
The (expletive deleted) that bought it convinced all my other neighbors that he was interested in buying a farm on a quiet country road so he could enjoy country living. As soon as the deed was transferred, he began dragging in manufactured homes and building driveways.
Every so often, I get a notice from the homeowners association reminding me that fireworks are forbidden and dogs must be leashed at "Liberty Ranch." Well, I ain't in the homeowners association. I let them know by going out and sighting in my deer rifles. My brother, who lived here before me, had the sheriff called on him several times for raising livestock. Sheriff finally told them if they called again, he would arrest THEM for harassment.
Now there is talk of wanting to pave the county road and charging folks according to how much frontage they have. Well, the development has very little actual frontage whereas I have about a 1/4 mile. In other words, they want me to buy them a paved road.
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