Studies have shown that new ratable rarely offsets the cost to the infra-structure needed to support the new development. Water is our most precious resource yet we are depleting it at an increasing rate. Cape May County already has a problem with saltwater intrusion into its aquifers. The problem continues to grow as more water is increasingly removed from the Cohansey aquifer. More communities will have to go to desal or other water sources as the intrusion of saltwater moves up the Cape May peninsula.
Desalinization is expensive.
As the population increases with development, more wastewater is produced. Eventually, new wastewater treatment plants will need to be built or some plants will need to be expanded. New developments also need police, fire, and ambulance services resulting in more equipment and more personnel to cover the expanding population. New developments mean new children, thus, new schools. These new schools must cover all ages and grade ranges, elementary through high school.