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<DIV><FONT face=Verdana color=#000080 size=2><SPAN class=912103520-28022009>Just
so there's no misunderstanding, I'm a big supporter of locally grown food, and
believe that increases in transportation costs that we all will experience
in the future will make local sources that much more valuable. And it's
clear from the testimony about this project that the soil on these lots, and
especially the eastern half, is great for growing things.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Verdana color=#000080 size=2><SPAN class=912103520-28022009>So -
if there's all this demand for land on which to locally grow food, and if this
land in particular is appropriate for that activity, then why hasn't it been
farmed since 2005? Have there been people clamoring to farm it, but have
been prevented from doing so?</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Verdana color=#000080 size=2><SPAN class=912103520-28022009>My
other question is more philosophical. Is the city really ready to annex an
individual piece of property a good mile west of its current boundary and create
this island of development surrounded by people who don't want it and served by
an infrastructure that really isn't ready to support it? Is this how
growth-by-infill is going to occur - in an ad-hoc, patchwork,
one-project-at-a-time manner wherever they might pop up regardless of how far
away from the current city limits they might be?</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<FONT face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=#990000 size=-1>“Be the
change you want to see in the world.” - Mahatma Gandhi</FONT>
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