- 追加された行はこの色です。
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A Vision for the Town of Washington, New YorkRural character: It deniefs our landscape just as it did in 1950 and even 2011. Wooded hills and vast tracts of farmland remain visual delights and the farms themselves con- tinue as economic engines. Equestrian pursuits are important as ever. Riding trails, running through the properties of many landowners, are another indication of a shared rural life.If the hills and valleys of the area are stunning and the farms productive, the roads of this town are the perfect complement. Still two-lane, they too remain rural in form and func- tion. One highly distinctive aspect of this landscape is the clear edge between rural town and developed village. Rather than a suburban blur between the two, open farmland comes right up to the cluster that is the village. There is indeed an edge.The village of Millbrook has greatly benefited from the rural focus of the Town’s com- prehensive plan. It remains, as intended in the Town’s 1987 master plan, the economic and cultural center of the area. The village thrives as a compact, walkable community. Residential neighborhoods abut the business district. And much effort has gone into making the village a pleasant and affordable center to work, shop and reside.This vision is both sustainable and fiscally responsible. Indeed, these aspects reinforce each other. By keeping the town rural and strengthening the village as the area’s eco- nomic center, the vision works to avoid sprawl. That, in turn, safeguards natural re- sources and, as it lessens reliance on the automobile, lowers local greenhouse gas emissions. Fiscally, avoiding sprawl avoids the costs of sprawl, such as widened roads and expanded water-sewer infrastructure. For the taxpayer, that’s a win.This vision is robust: By not committing to sprawl and its costs, this vision retains options for dealing with different circumstances in the future. Achieving this vision is, in no small measure, the result of a collaboration involving Town, Village and, so very much, the entire community.
Wow! I like to look at where my own memoir<a href="http://nuumqfnjg.com"> paecls</a> on Kindle under Memoirs, and I was just as excited to see YOUR book on #55 under literary fiction! It's on my list to buy the first of February when my new month's book money "comes in." It sounds like a great read, as good I'm sure as Monday's Meal, which is on my list for a book review. I'm trying to do several reviews a week on my blog for bloggers' books that I've bought.Many, many congratulations, Les, for a job well done!
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