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A $900k home… and the first thing you see is a transformer and utility cluster in the front yard.

Nobody chose that.
No homeowner approved it.
It was decided before a buyer ever stepped foot on the lot.

This is how standards slip.
Not through one big change, but inch by inch over time.

Thirty five years ago, this would’ve been in the rear easement.
Today it’s “industry standard,” which really means cheaper and easier for developers and utilities — not better for homeowners.

And buyers pay the price — literally.
They end up spending thousands in landscaping trying to hide these monstrosities after move-in, just to get back a little curb appeal that used to come standard.

Curb appeal once mattered.
Planning once considered the lived experience.
Now we just accept whatever gets built and call it “normal.”

We don’t need nostalgia — we need awareness.

If you’re planning to build, ask about utility placement before development and trenching begins, because once the dirt is graded and the pipes are in, your “choices” are gone.

Quality doesn’t disappear overnight.
We lose it slowly, by not noticing what’s being taken from us.

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