Voters Shout: Fight Sprawl Or Get Out

Voters in Michican townships and counties sent a clear message about sprawl.

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December 13, 2000, 10:00 AM PST

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

"[C]itizens in this rural community southwest of Detroit put themselves onMichigan's political map with a series of stirring grassroots victories to stem sprawl and conserve farmland from runaway industrial development...Across Michigan, in nearly a dozen townships and counties, candidates whostressed reining in sprawl, reducing traffic and protecting the environment won big at the local level."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

FULL STORY: Local comment: Voters shout: Fight sprawl or get out

Monday, December 11, 2000 in The Detroit Free Press

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