Small towns and rural areas across Puget Sound are feeling the push from new development.  Housing costs can be lower the further one travels from Seattle and its nearby communities and the attraction to put 400 homes in what has long been a 40 acre horse pasture or cornfield is tremendous.  
The small town where I live has seen its population increase over 50% in just a few years.  Historic small town atmosphere is evaporating as big box stores move in, roads become overburdened and traffic jams spring up where there used to be none.  Sewer system wasn't designed to the amount of use it now has and overflows into the river, city wells, once with a plenitude of water now strain to adequately supply needs, schools are overcrowded, the post office is overwhelmed and mail is often either lost or mis-delivered.  Noise is everywhere, from sirens to honking horns.  One wonders 
 if it's even safe for a kid to ride a bicycle around town anymore.  Shall I go on?  I certainly could.