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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
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you want to read a thoughtful book on the whole subject of “committed
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color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;color:blue'>” by
Kristina Ford, Jim Lopach and Dennis O’Donnell, published in the latter
part of the 80’s and is the first instance where I heard the term.
Kristina Ford was the Planning Director of Missoula in the mid-80’s, and Jim
Lopach and Dennis O’Donnell are professors affiliated with the </span></font><font
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only is it a book of uncommon sense, it lays out just how communities which are
growing should think about planning for growth. I believe it was
available at one time through the American Planning Association.</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>-----Original Message-----<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b>
missoulagov-bounces@cmslists.com [mailto:missoulagov-bounces@cmslists.com] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Jim McGrath<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Saturday, February 28, 2009
8:30 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Jed Taylor;
missoulagov@cmslists.com<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [MissoulaGov] A
question - or two - on Chickasaw</span></font></p>
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<p style='margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.5in'><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>I'll address the second
question -- the philosophical one, if you will.<br>
First, annexation is NOT infill development (except in the case of a spot like
the old Champion Mill site which has never been annexed because it used to be
industrial). Infill development is making use of what we used to call
"committed lands" -- areas within the city that already have services
but have never been developed or need to be redeveloped.<br>
I used to refer to what you describe as "leap frog" development--
annexing non-contiguous parcels far out from existing services. In the case of
development far past the airport, for example, I agree it is problematic.<br>
On the other hand, I don't consider this area that far flung. If a parcel on
the urban fringe (to use the current terminology) wants to join the city
slightly before another, that's okay, as long as the plan is annex all of it
(which I think we should)-- in fact, it makes the whole process easier and
cheaper for property owners and taxpayers alike.<br>
The entire urban area should be part of the city. Urban=city.<br>
That doesn't automatically preclude ag -- I'm a long time proponent of urban
agriculture.<br>
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-----Original Message-----<br>
From: missoulagov-bounces@cmslists.com on behalf of Jed Taylor<br>
Sent: Sat 2/28/2009 2:07 PM<br>
To: missoulagov@cmslists.com<br>
Subject: [MissoulaGov] A question - or two - on Chickasaw<br>
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Just so there's no misunderstanding, I'm a big supporter of locally grown<br>
food, and believe that increases in transportation costs that we all will<br>
experience in the future will make local sources that much more valuable.<br>
And it's clear from the testimony about this project that the soil on these<br>
lots, and especially the eastern half, is great for growing things.<br>
<br>
So - if there's all this demand for land on which to locally grow food, and<br>
if this land in particular is appropriate for that activity, then why hasn't<br>
it been farmed since 2005? Have there been people clamoring to farm it,
but<br>
have been prevented from doing so?<br>
<br>
<br>
My other question is more philosophical. Is the city really ready to
annex<br>
an individual piece of property a good mile west of its current boundary and<br>
create this island of development surrounded by people who don't want it and<br>
served by an infrastructure that really isn't ready to support it? Is
this<br>
how growth-by-infill is going to occur - in an ad-hoc, patchwork,<br>
one-project-at-a-time manner wherever they might pop up regardless of how<br>
far away from the current city limits they might be?<br>
<br>
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"Be the change you want to see in the world." - Mahatma Gandhi<br>
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