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   "gatt"  wrote in message   
   news:PpVtg.5333$oa1.3620@news02.roc.ny...   
      
   > 'Course, they casually omit the fact that they chopped down a chunk of the   
   > west hills forest to build it...   
   >   
      
   I have to rant that I see a major problem with the denser lots on the   
   hillsides.   
      
   I found one of the visually pleasing aspects of the Portland area was the   
   tree covered hills dotted throughout town.  Even though the hills had houses   
   on them, the trees were the most visible part.  Good examples are Mt. Tabor   
   and Mt. Scott (before the '90s subdivisions down lower on Mt. Scott).  The   
   only hint that there were houses up there would be when the sun catches a   
   window, or at night when all the lights show through.  I always loved this   
   compared to the subdivisions of the bay area where the hillsides were   
   nothing but endless homes packed together.   
      
   Now there isn't the room in the current lot sizes to keep the large firs.   
   If they tried, the trees would be damaged and would either die or be blown   
   over.  Good examples of the ugly developments are Mt. Scott viewed from the   
   west, or the hills east of the Tualatin Rd. / I-5 interchange.  I think the   
   metro area needs to adopt a scenic areas for the hills like the Gorge, where   
   sight lines are preserved.  Yep, that means more flat land developed, but it   
   would sure improve the view in the Metro area.   
      
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