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E-M:/ Macomb Daily Article on saving farmland
- Subject: E-M:/ Macomb Daily Article on saving farmland
- From: "Bob Bolton" <bbolton@ees.eesc.com>
- Date: Tue, 30 May 2000 12:28:36 -0400
- List-Name: Enviro-Mich
- Reply-To: "Bob Bolton" <bbolton@ees.eesc.com>
There is an interesting article in today's Macomb Daily
(Macomb County, MI) about the legislation introduced to establish an Agriculture
Preservation Fund.
It states in the article that in 1960 there was 150,000 acres of farmland
in Macomb County and now there is only 60,000 acres. The loss of 90,000 acres of
fertile farmland is something that will never be reversed. Macomb County is
losing farmland, wetlands, woods and open space at an alarming pace and the
numbers in this article point that out loud and clear. We
need to do more then simply keep track of the numbers of acres lost to
development.
Kathleen Bolton
Macomb Land Conservancy
PO Box
332
Romeo, MI 48065
Phone/Fax 810.784.5848
bbolton@ees.eesc.com