More potential sites
We’ve got 2 more sites to look at this weekend. They’re in a less-desirable town than the one with all the wet lands, but it’s still close to work and I certainly wouldn’t have a problem paying fewer taxes. (All of the towns in this area are part of a regional school system, which negates that particular line of decision-making criteria.)
Each of these two would require more tree clearing than the wet site, and would need a full septic system, but based on the engineering plans that we looked at for the first site, it’s reasonable to think that those costs would work out to be pretty much the same. Also, no wet lands or highway. Score!