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‘I never would have dreamed that there would be as much growth as there is today’

Giselle Verville, Grade 6, Brawley Middle School

Is your life spectacular in Iredell County? What are some day-to-day activities or exciting events that occur is that area? How do you dream of Iredell County looking like in 10 years or 50 years? Well, I’m going to define all these things through my eyes.

What day-to-day activities make up my life in Iredell County? Of course its basketball and gymnastics! Every Sunday and Wednesday I have basketball practice with my AAU team, the Lakers. I also practice at home with my dad almost every day. When I’m not shooting hoops, I’m at the Gym Company every Monday for gymnastics. With my coach helping me, I’m improving everyday. Also, Tuesdays and Fridays after school, I’m involved in with the G.R.R. Club. We are conditioning to run a 5k. There are about seventy-five girls in this club who have committed themselves to getting fit. I enjoy every minute of it! When I’m not busy with these amazing activities, I’m at home riding bikes, playing with my dogs or hanging out with my friends.

There are many neighborhoods, shopping areas and also a fast growing population that make up the area of Iredell. There are many beautiful homes and neighborhoods on the lake such as The Point, The Farms and The Harbor. I live at The Point. My neighborhood is neat in that it has just about everything. It sits on Lake Norman. We also have pools, tennis courts, a gym and a beautiful golf course. I love and appreciate all it has to offer! When I first moved to The Point four years ago, I never would have dreamed that there would be as much growth as there is today. Back then, you would drive down a two lane street lined with older farm homes on lots of vacant land, abandoned buildings and there were also many single wide trailer homes. You would never have guessed that Brawley School Road would have lead into such pretty neighborhoods with a resort like feel. Today, many of these old farm houses and trailers are being relocated or burned down to make room for the much needed Brawley expansion. They are making way for new shopping centers and retail space. All this is a result of all the growth we are experiencing!

Now that you know what Iredell looks like know, have you ever wondered what it will look like in 10 years? Or maybe even 50 years? In 10 years I’m sure we will be where Huntersville is today. We will have all the shopping and retail we need but we most likely will not have the proper roads to get us there in a timely manner. I believe all the land around the lake will be build up with big, beautiful waterfront homes. I also believe that the growth will move up towards the northern part of Iredell County. We will continue to see construction for the next fifty years. By then, I’m positive all the construction will be completed and the roads will be widened so that traffic is minimized. Along with new and improved shops and neighborhoods, Iredell County will always s continue to be peaceful and beautiful.

Last, do I think what Iredell County looks like now coincides with what it will look like in 10 or 50 years? Of course not, because everything will be completed. Lots of changes will take place between those 10 and 50 years. We will definitely see more retail and many more neighborhoods. The neat thing about Iredell is that what ever they build they try to keep a lot of its natural beauty. You will always find lots of trees in every neighborhood you go to. All the new shopping centers have lots of pretty plants and flowers. Because of this careful planning and the beautiful scenery, more and more people will be moving into the County, increasing our population more than it ever was be the area of where I live? What would I like the area where I live to look like 10 years from now, 50 years from now? Do I think what I want the county to be like and what the county will be like coincide?

Day-to-day activites in my life include: waking up getting ready for school and heading off. Coming home getting 60 minutes of exercise, doing homework, and if any time is left to just do whatever. Tuedsays and Friedays I have running club with my friends. I love having friends over to hang out so I won’t be bored. I also love to jump on my trampoline.

How I define Iredell. Hmmm - well Iredell has many town homes and a lot of businesses. It’s really sad to see all the trees being cut down just to put new buildings in. More and more new stores, schools, and businesses are being built even as we speak. I personally think that wherever these people choose to build companies, or schools or whatever to do it where there are no trees!

Iredell in 10 years. Well in 10 years I will be 22 and I would like to see people stop littering; it’s extremely bad for the environment. It would be neat if someone could invent a biodegradable item. Like a can because that is the main object to be randomly thrown. In 50 years I will be 62 and I would like to also see the environment to be better taken car of. Big cars are obviously big gas guzzlers and personally everyone should have small cars.

I want the county to be more respectable to the environment and to stop building so many new things, it’s killing our environment! I also want people to use cars only when necessary. I think Iredell will be more careful about what they buy and when they drive since gas prices are going up. I also think it will be more cause effective about the environment.

My answers to the questions may be different then yours but I be you want Iredell to be better later then it is now. So I hope this made you think more about what you do in the future.

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