Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2008 16:26:59 -0400
From: Mark Barroso
Subject: Re: Linda Cooper
Linda Cooper wrote:
You advocate and do all you can do to limit development. Not control it. After all, controlling it would mean designing areas of the county where business development would be encouraged such as the area north of Pittsboro at the bypass.
After the previous County Commission approved every scheme that came before them, they are now doing exactly what Ms. Cooper suggests. A New Major Corridor Ordinance is before the Planning Board that will
encourage commercial development in certain areas that make sense. This is supported by people like me and the Chatham Coalition, which have never been against growth but managing it for the benefit of all by
demanding environmental, aesthetic and compatibility standards from developers.
You can see details of the ordinance at
http://www.chathamnc.org/Index.aspx?page=897
Mark Barroso
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