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Thursday, December 16, 2004
Environmental Issues - Property rights versus farmland protection at issue in Porter County rezoning
"Property rights versus farmland protection at issue in rezoning" was the headline to a very good report this week in the Chesterton Tribune by Vicki Urbanik. This is one that should be read in full, and I don't know how long it will be available on the Tribune's site, so check it out now. Here are some quotes:
A pending rezoning in south Porter County highlights the dilemma facing a growing county with rich farmland: At what point is a landowner’s right to develop outweighed by the goal of preserving one’s rural heritage?That issue will be among the many to be hashed out in the months ahead as county planners work to overhaul the zoning and subdivision control ordinances affecting the unincorporated areas. The current land use plan calls for farmland preservation, but that plan is only a guide. It will be up to the rewritten ordinances to spell out precisely how farmland can be protected in the face of development.
A case that was heard at a public hearing last week points to some of the challenges ahead.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on December 16, 2004 07:15 PM
Posted to Environment