The Vanishing Farm
13 October 2000 - 8:00am
Ohio is losing farmland at "more than twice previous year's yearly rate" and issues such as sprawl, greenspace preservation, watershed protection, and revitalizing urban brownfields are becoming critical.
"The proposed constitutional amendment on the Nov. 7 ballot - which would permit Ohio to issue up to $400 million in bonds to preserve farmland or open space and clean up abandoned urban land - represents the state's most comprehensive attempt ever to address the issue of suburban sprawl."
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The Vanishing Farm
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The Cincinnati Post, October 12, 2000
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