Don Patty said he moved up to the Harrison area to get away from the crowded city.
Now, he’s worried that his quiet rural neighborhood is going to go the way of the city he was trying to escape.
“Anytime you get a lot of people packed into places, it starts out nice but then goes downhill,” Patty said after a community meeting Thursday night about a proposed plan for the county’s future growth. “You got riffraff, you got crime and the whole nine yards. It’s not a plus for anybody.”
Patty is far from alone.
(READ MORE: Unincorporated Hamilton County residents grapple with growth)