Anonymous wrote:Very sad about lake linganore. It looked like a fairytale community. So beautiful. I hate to see how everything has been ripped out.

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Anonymous wrote:I live in Lake Linganore. Used to be a great community. What were forests, hiking trails and vast green spaces are now being bulldozed by Ryan Homes. Linganore, like a lot of Frederick, is changing- for the worse.

I just bought one of those Ryan homes. In every neighborhood, there are always the "oh-so-wise, old-timers" who lament every time there is a new development and someone else invading their space. There are still plenty of green spaces in the area. There were no trails where Ryan is building. Furthermore, they are bringing in amenities that you never had before.

They're building on the Indian Caves. You're supporting it.

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Anonymous wrote:I live in Lake Linganore. Used to be a great community. What were forests, hiking trails and vast green spaces are now being bulldozed by Ryan Homes. Linganore, like a lot of Frederick, is changing- for the worse.

I just bought one of those Ryan homes. In every neighborhood, there are always the "oh-so-wise, old-timers" who lament every time there is a new development and someone else invading their space. There are still plenty of green spaces in the area. There were no trails where Ryan is building. Furthermore, they are bringing in amenities that you never had before.

The "oh-so-wise old timers" about whom you disparage have a much deeper history, perspective, and appreciation for the area, and remember it long before your cheap overpriced shack was thrown up on cleared forest land, and before you drove up 270 in your SUV. Furthermore, not everyone wants the "amenities" (e.g., more chain stores, more gas stations,
more signalized intersections, and more pavement) that come with these so-called "new communities."

If you want to get specific, Linganore Hamptons and Woodbridge neighborhoods bulldozed 100s of acres of what were beautiful green space. I am not anti-development, but the Ryan brand of development is gross. Lake Linganore used to be a neighborhood that sought to blend in with the natural environment. New development just bulldozed everything and uses nature and green spaces in its marketing materials.

That is such a load of crap. Before buying from Ryan I looked at other non-Ryan homes on the lake. There are 30, 40 year old homes that are super close together with no rhyme or reason (off of Boyers Mill for example). You just love to hate developers and newcomers.

Anonymous wrote:1 time a week from Frederick to DC is a lot worse than you think it is. If it was once a month then it's not bad. Just know that if you do this, he will got to bed early the night before, get home super late the day he goes into the office, and when he gets home he's going to be exhausted/wiped out. He won't be able to do anything other than sit around for a couple hours, have dinner, then go to bed. I did this sort of commute before. Sure one day a week isn't horrible like five would be but I absolutely dreaded that day. When I got home, I was grouchy and I didn't have the mental strength to do anything other than basically stare at the TV. I was getting up at 4:00, leaving the house at 5:00 and getting home at 6:00.

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Anonymous wrote:I live in Lake Linganore. Used to be a great community. What were forests, hiking trails and vast green spaces are now being bulldozed by Ryan Homes. Linganore, like a lot of Frederick, is changing- for the worse.

I just bought one of those Ryan homes. In every neighborhood, there are always the "oh-so-wise, old-timers" who lament every time there is a new development and someone else invading their space. There are still plenty of green spaces in the area. There were no trails where Ryan is building. Furthermore, they are bringing in amenities that you never had before.

Wow. Not every day you see someone openly admit to this.

I'm assuming you've never stepped foot in one of them but this you're so clever.

Ryan homes have become even more unimpressive within the last five years if that's even possible. Any semblance of molding or design detail has been removed (even as an option) leaving you with essentially a large, empty box to fill with garish decor from Home Goods and Wayfair.

Anonymous wrote:Do you like living there? Do you miss MoCo? Is there enough to do in Frederick?

My husband and I are looking to buy because I work from home full time and he only has to do DC commute 1x per week.

We can get a large brand new SFH home in Frederick for under 500K

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Anonymous wrote:I live in Lake Linganore. Used to be a great community. What were forests, hiking trails and vast green spaces are now being bulldozed by Ryan Homes. Linganore, like a lot of Frederick, is changing- for the worse.

I just bought one of those Ryan homes. In every neighborhood, there are always the "oh-so-wise, old-timers" who lament every time there is a new development and someone else invading their space. There are still plenty of green spaces in the area. There were no trails where Ryan is building. Furthermore, they are bringing in amenities that you never had before.

The "oh-so-wise old timers" about whom you disparage have a much deeper history, perspective, and appreciation for the area, and remember it long before your cheap overpriced shack was thrown up on cleared forest land, and before you drove up 270 in your SUV. Furthermore, not everyone wants the "amenities" (e.g., more chain stores, more gas stations,
more signalized intersections, and more pavement) that come with these so-called "new communities."

If you want to get specific, Linganore Hamptons and Woodbridge neighborhoods bulldozed 100s of acres of what were beautiful green space. I am not anti-development, but the Ryan brand of development is gross. Lake Linganore used to be a neighborhood that sought to blend in with the natural environment. New development just bulldozed everything and uses nature and green spaces in its marketing materials.

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Anonymous wrote:I live in Lake Linganore. Used to be a great community. What were forests, hiking trails and vast green spaces are now being bulldozed by Ryan Homes. Linganore, like a lot of Frederick, is changing- for the worse.

I just bought one of those Ryan homes. In every neighborhood, there are always the "oh-so-wise, old-timers" who lament every time there is a new development and someone else invading their space. There are still plenty of green spaces in the area. There were no trails where Ryan is building. Furthermore, they are bringing in amenities that you never had before.

The "oh-so-wise old timers" about whom you disparage have a much deeper history, perspective, and appreciation for the area, and remember it long before your cheap overpriced shack was thrown up on cleared forest land, and before you drove up 270 in your SUV. Furthermore, not everyone wants the "amenities" (e.g., more chain stores, more gas stations,
more signalized intersections, and more pavement) that come with these so-called "new communities."

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Anonymous wrote:I live in Lake Linganore. Used to be a great community. What were forests, hiking trails and vast green spaces are now being bulldozed by Ryan Homes. Linganore, like a lot of Frederick, is changing- for the worse.

I just bought one of those Ryan homes. In every neighborhood, there are always the "oh-so-wise, old-timers" who lament every time there is a new development and someone else invading their space. There are still plenty of green spaces in the area. There were no trails where Ryan is building. Furthermore, they are bringing in amenities that you never had before.

Wow. Not every day you see someone openly admit to this.

I'm assuming you've never stepped foot in one of them but this you're so clever.

Ryan homes have become even more unimpressive within the last five years if that's even possible. Any semblance of molding or design detail has been removed (even as an option) leaving you with essentially a large, empty box to fill with garish decor from Home Goods and Wayfair.

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Anonymous wrote:I live in Lake Linganore. Used to be a great community. What were forests, hiking trails and vast green spaces are now being bulldozed by Ryan Homes. Linganore, like a lot of Frederick, is changing- for the worse.

I just bought one of those Ryan homes. In every neighborhood, there are always the "oh-so-wise, old-timers" who lament every time there is a new development and someone else invading their space. There are still plenty of green spaces in the area. There were no trails where Ryan is building. Furthermore, they are bringing in amenities that you never had before.

Wow. Not every day you see someone openly admit to this.

I'm assuming you've never stepped foot in one of them but this you're so clever.

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Anonymous wrote:I live in Lake Linganore. Used to be a great community. What were forests, hiking trails and vast green spaces are now being bulldozed by Ryan Homes. Linganore, like a lot of Frederick, is changing- for the worse.

I just bought one of those Ryan homes. In every neighborhood, there are always the "oh-so-wise, old-timers" who lament every time there is a new development and someone else invading their space. There are still plenty of green spaces in the area. There were no trails where Ryan is building. Furthermore, they are bringing in amenities that you never had before.

Wow. Not every day you see someone openly admit to this.