Shelby County continues to be overshadowed by a great paradox. You see it during public hearings, and you see it all over social media. The people want more restaurants but less rooftops.
They say, “I want a Chicken Salad Chick,” a “Raising Cane’s” or the most coveted of all—the one and only “Chick-fil-A.” That’s all well and good. I want those things too. However, the moment anyone even begins to mouth the words “residential development,” people lose their minds. Suddenly, they’re all about “smart growth” and complaining about traffic.
I come as the bearer of bad news. My friends, you cannot have both…