QUOTE (howaboutthat1 @ Oct 7 2008, 03:35 PM)
Dear Anonymouse (by the way - I spell it "anonymous"),
Fortunately there are many other ways to preserve agriculture land rather than "killing" a re-zoning request. I wonder if you are a transplant from another area that has adopted the "not in my back yard" mentality. People move to this area, and then complain because of the amount of growth that we are experiencing. What kind of development had to occur to allow them to move into this area? There are always different circumstances that would make re-zoning certain tracts of land beneficial to the community and the taxpayers that live there. Many of which are too complicated to explain to you. As for the integrity of the developer, I think we should leave it up to the officials in charge of enforcing the Subdivison and Land Development Ordinance requirements to make sure that the project is completed as approved... Maybe if you would get rid of the "kill it now" attitude, get involved with the planning process in the Township, you would have an informed comment for this article. Also, if people are worried about preserving agricultural lands, while still providing afforadable housing with the appropriate open space, maybe they should have been more supportive of the TND Ordinace that was proposed in East Hempfield Township.
So, these things "are too complicated to explain to you"? Explain to stupid us then why Stivers qualifications for his last Zoning Board appointee was that
he had no experience????(the Loose appt)Why are these "officials" political cronies? To insure campaign donations keep coming in! The "officials" of which you speak don't give a whiff for what is best for us peons.
Case in point: The owners of Stauffers "fabulous" store were shaken down for "donations" before their project was voted on to fill Miller and LeFevre's coffers.
Q: Why did the local GOP attempt an override of the peoples choice for last supervisors race by running a write-in campaign for LeFevre?
A: Brubaker isn't a lock-step party hack.