At the rate we're going here, we might have to start a new list to bash
suburban sprawl. Where I live in Madison County, AL,-in-current rates there
won't be any farms left in 20 years, as all the old cotton fields are
converted to small lot/big house type development. Creeks do worse with that
kind of regime than with farming. . .
--Bruce Stallsmith
along the suburban Tennessee?
Huntsville, AL, US of A
>geoffrey kimber <gkimber2-in-gmail.com> wrote:
>One major problem is that trees don't pay taxes and wal-mart does.
>When decision makers look-in-essentially free money, it's hard to say
>no, no matter how much they might individually love the environment.
>
>Additionally, the land owner has the right to sell the land to any s/he
>wants
>
>On top of that, if the council does not approve the development, they
>might be facing a legal challenge from wal-mart who has infinitely
>deeper pockets than most cities do.
>
>It never surprises me when land is developed. There are just too many
>factors in favor of it and too few factors against it.
>
>Even 'comprehensive land use plans' fall by the wayside quite often if
>enough money is waved about.
>
>Geoff Kimber
>Fredericksburg, VA
>From the Rappahanock to the Potomac to the Chesapeake Bay. Nothing but net.
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