Being new to EP (providing a kind of "outsider's" perspective), I can certainly understand what John is getting at. It's obvious that this area was a sort of "Eden Prairie" with forested bluffs overlooking fields of native grasses not all that long ago. Judging by the newness of most structures I see here, it looks as though just when we were being preached at the loudest by conservationists to save our remaining open spaces and wildlife habitat (over the last few decades), the Babbitts of this area were doing all they could -- as quickly and lucratively as they could -- to gobble-up every last parcel of green and turn it into John's "concrete jungle." Maintaining the golf course, although not exactly conserving "natural space," at least would keep the space "green."

In the mean time, maybe the EP city council should consider changing the name of our community. They could take suggestions from readers of this forum. Anyone?