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Plotting Against Regional Planning

Posted by: Abhijeet Chavan
Thanks to: Mark Stevens
9 July 2004 - 2:00pm

Springfied officials want to quit the regional planning process for the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Area due to its "mind-numbing complexities".

alk of revolution hangs in the air in Springfield this summer. The plotters are ordinary city officials tired of dealing with what they call the mind-numbing complexities of the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Area Plan...The would-be revolutionaries of Springfield say they have no complaint with the idea of regional planning...Oregon law requires cities and counties to have a comprehensive plan consistent with statewide goals to help prevent urban sprawl and protect open space and farmland

Full Story: Springfield officials talk of quitting metro planning process
Source: The Register-Guard, July 6, 2004
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