Anti-Sprawl Expert Hired To Stop Development
27 February 2004 - 6:00am
The grassroots group hires an "anti-sprawl superhero" to fight big-box development.
Hopkinton First has recruited Al Norman, founder of Sprawl-Busters, to help it block the proposed rezoning of the largely untouched land surrounding exit 1 in Hopkinton, RI. His work has included studying the plan, the town's zoning laws and an independent consultant's report.
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The Providence Journal, February 20, 2004
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Maybe we should blame Thomas Jefferson. He was the godfather of the urban sprawl racket in America.
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