Mr. Bolos brought up an interesting fact during Friday's discussion, that signs in the suburbs are significantly smaller and less obnoxious than they are in urban communities. My dad is the park board president for Kenilworth, so it brought to mind things he had mentioned to me about disagreements over zoning laws and housing regulations. In many cases, the conflicts arise when one family wants to expand their house in some way, and a neighboring family complains that their view would be tarnished by the expanded house. Often things as simple as cutting down trees on one's property can cause great discord among neighbors. I believe this is because of the immensely high property values in Kenilworth, and peoples' worries that another bigger house, or a lack of trees around their property would decrease the value of their house. Mr. Bolos also brought up how suburban areas have strong regulations against commercial districts near residential districts. I think there are about two businesses within Kenilworth and they are both on Green Bay road, very separated from residential areas. In my opinion i think this is a good thing. It's nice to have separate residential and commercial districts so that I can both walk home through a quiet, peaceful neighborhood and at the same time drive 10 minutes and have access to fast food and all kinds of stores. How do you feel about this separation of districts?
I agree with you Ian. I think that we are very fortunate to have this separation. My aunt lives in downtown Indianapolis, and whenever we visit her it is always very loud and busy. While she is closer to restaurants and department stores than I, she cannot go for a leisurely stroll down the street.
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