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Afraid, these are the environmentalist whackos that Rush Limbaugh warned us about and we snickered. They are trying to take a bunch of states in the Northwest back from the citizenry. They are outsiders with elitist goals in mind and how does change start? Propaganda is the first step. Sounds like they sailed through that one.

The problem becomes who is behind them? Does a foreign government or the United Nations ultimately want to take the land? I am totally serious. That is why we need to drill in Anwar and develop our other natural resources while we are still ONE NATION. That's why I am here at Free Republic watching and learning. That is why the democrats who love the death tax and are against developing our resources are so very dangerous. They are in close proximity to the so called environmentalists.

Your thoughts are valid. Until recently I have been neutral about some of the environmental programs thinking that they were mostly OK. NO more. I see the plan, and I hope it isn't too late. I used to think it was just the Sierra Club, but I see that these folks have a far reaching agenda that will soon touch all of us.

We have a 5 acre zoning law here designed to keep development sparse because of water and drainage issues. We sold that idea to preserve "open space". It was actually because we have no sewers and heavy clay soil.

Now the Plan Commission has decided that they are going to preserve open space by putting in "conservation subdivisions" -- put everyone on very small lots with the rest of the land held in "common". The reason being that they can utilize more of the land that way because you don't have to be able to find buildable sites every 5 acres -- the houses can be clustered together and the rest of the land can be swamp, utility easments, a pond --whatever.

The problem is that the homeowners cannot use the land for horses, llamas, or any other purpose -- it's common land. (This is called "horse country" -- they're going to have to change the sign soon and call it "bird house country" if the subdivision going in next to me is any example.)

They want more houses to pay more taxes and they are going to drive those of us who have a little land right out of town with the high taxes.

They are so anal with their planning -- I heard a Plan Commissioner throw a hiss fit the other night because a 5 acre lot would allow the homeowner to put their house any place within the setback rules. "We can't have that," she said, "we want to tell them where to put their houses. What if someone wants to put their house at the back of the lot?!? We want control."

Talk about an enviro-Nazi! She fits the description.