tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2257022282747854387.post6046159012818847394..comments2023-11-22T22:04:17.326-08:00Comments on Get Whatcom Planning: Farms, Public Services, and SprawlJean Melioushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15759730663769578269noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2257022282747854387.post-45667888432514767992011-03-04T22:49:46.116-08:002011-03-04T22:49:46.116-08:00After imposing an Order of Invalidity, which was r...After imposing an Order of Invalidity, which was rescinded only after a moratorium was enacted, I wonder how the GMHB is going to respond to Whatcom County's new "Faith Based" Planning approach.ApexNerdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00058325929564211196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2257022282747854387.post-61912239068521666302011-03-04T22:32:43.393-08:002011-03-04T22:32:43.393-08:00I'm going to make a wild guess that one way of...I'm going to make a wild guess that one way of preserving farming involves more development.ApexNerdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00058325929564211196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2257022282747854387.post-72445556976152194122011-03-04T17:11:11.563-08:002011-03-04T17:11:11.563-08:00Just to provide perspective...
Agriculture, fores...Just to provide perspective...<br /><br />Agriculture, forestry and fishing combined account for about 3.5% of the county's employment...(2005)<br /><br /> Government on the other hand accounts for 16.6%... Maybe we need a government overlay zone to assure a sufficient land supply for the infrastructure necessary to maintain one of our biggest industries...<br /><br />As to the Ag overlay zone... it is a farce, as you point out<br /><br />However, since ag cannot be forbidden in the rural areas it is reasonable to expect a portion of the rural lands will be used for ag...<br /><br />In fact, the rural lands perform an important function... the U.S. Dept of Ag points to the importance of small scale farming near larger metro areas as a way to preserve farming... (Joe's gardens, for example).<br /><br />At any rate we need to get real about ag and how much land we need... we concentrate on how much land we have... we need, instead, to concentrate on how we preserve farming.jack petreenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2257022282747854387.post-35369967966496996222011-03-04T15:18:00.468-08:002011-03-04T15:18:00.468-08:00Thanks for keeping tabs on the twists and turns of...Thanks for keeping tabs on the twists and turns of the real estate speculators County Council majority.CitizenStevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16483560636234755432noreply@blogger.com