The right time has come

The residents of Seymour that were here 30 years ago have been over-shadowed by the tremendous influx of new inhabitants and the associated “baggage”.
With the new residents has come commerce. Businesses have constructed new buildings and opened their doors to offer their services.
For Lease and For Sale signs are up everywhere in Seymour.
What is that telling us? Is Seymour over built in anticipation of the immediate future growth? Or is it a sign of the economy slowing down?
Maybe it’s both.
One thing for certain, change is the only thing constant.
With change sometimes come challenges.
The challenge in my opinion is with the growth.
Proper growth is good. Haphazard growth could be a problem.
Take a look at the number of billboards that sprang up on Chapman Highway in the last 12 months. Some think they are an eye sore, called visual pollution.
I think they are a part of our lives, but it would be nice to have a say in how many and where they are placed.
When a non-resident drives through Seymour, what do they see? Have you ever thought about that?
Well, unfortunately, the dilapidated Seymour sign located at the gap is barley visible.
The Seymour Rotary Club was going to replace the Seymour sign, back when I was a member in 2002.
The next major visual object is a billboard, signs and older buildings.
The banks seemed to be the newest buildings until you get to Zaxby’s, which is under construction.
Lots of cleared land behind Advanced Auto Parts and Pilots. What do you think is going in there. What does it matter, you have no say about it anyway.
Now, while there is a lull, is a perfect time to consider if Seymour is going to have a say in it’s own future direction.
As I mentioned last week, there is a group getting together to form an advisory counsel for incorporating a corporation.
From what I know about it at this point, it’s a step for Seymour who’s time has come.
In that way, we won’t look back 20 years from today and say, “Why didn’t we do this before we got in this mess?”