Next time you drive into Dripping Springs, would you rather see this………..
or this……..
True, the first photo stretches the boundaries of what we are likely to find in Dripping Springs………but the point is pretty simple. Will we as residents control our destiny, or will we allow the viewpoint of corporations to dominate our little skyline?
We can cave in and cheer when we discover that a Home Depot, or a Walgreen’s, or a McDonald’s, or a Chili’s will save us the 12-mile drive to the Y.
But is there another choice?
Could we lobby for……..an Amy’s or a Salt Lick or a Magnolia Cafe or — you name it — any one of the hundreds of locally available businesses in Austin that might be interested in branching out to Dripping Springs, if only we gave them the invitation.
We can end up looking like Round Rock and Bastrop, if that’s what you want.
Or we can be unique.
It’s really up to you and me to decide. But if we continue to allow the Walgreen-like corporations to cut down our trees and if we continue to do our roll-over-and-play-dead routine every time a giant company demands to get its way, then we will get the town that we deserve.
I think we can do better. Are you willing to say that you agree?
