Eyesore or Landmark?

Morro Bay, CA, is divided over the removal of power plant smokestacks as "one resident's blemish is another's beauty mark."

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August 11, 2000, 1:30 PM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

The town of Morro Bay, CA,is divided over the removal of smokestacks belonging to a power plant.Travel writers have described the power plant as "horrific, gigantic, absurdly placed." The plant's owner plans to tear down the plant and build a smaller cleaner plant...without smokestacks. Some residents are critical because they consider the smokestacks as "landmarks." A case of "one resident's blemish is another's beauty mark."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

FULL STORY: Long, short of it: Smokestack plan splits Morro Bay

Friday, August 11, 2000 in San Jose Mercury News

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