E-M:/ Farmland Preservation Discussion takes center stage in Macomb

["Shelly Bania" <sbania2@hotmail.com>]

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Enviro-Mich message from "Shelly Bania" <sbania2@hotmail.com>
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The recent decision by the Macomb County Board of Commissioners to form a 
task force to study the loss of Macomb's open spaces and farmlands AND ways 
to preserve  them appears to be giving the issue a much deserved spotlight 
in the headlines.

Please see the links for today's (3-1) front page Detroit News article 
regarding the loss of farmland in Macomb County and solutions to that 
problem. Included in the article is an on-line survey asking whether county 
tax dollars should be used to save farms.

Thus far, 62% responding said YES!

http://detnews.com/2001/metro/0102/28/a01-193715.htm


The second link is the survey and includes a comment section.


http://data.detnews.com/poll/multiresult.hbs?topic=Macomb_farmland&vote=opt1&state=readit&refer=http%3A%2F%2Fdetnews.com%2F2001%2Fmetro%2F0102%2F28%2Fa01-193715.htm



This type of discussion is paramount in determining citizen support for 
initiatives that would solve the problems relative to  loss of open space 
and farmlands in Macomb County. Please join the discussion.




Hopeful,

Shelly Bania
Macomb Land Conservancy
www.savingplaces.org



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