Slowing Sprawl

Mequon, WI, learns the price tag for slowing sprawl as it puts together a task force to protect farmland and open space from development over the next 20 years.

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February 20, 2001, 7:00 AM PST

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

An ambitious, expensive strategy to thwart urban sprawl and preserve open spaces in Mequon - a notion that has been on the table in Ozaukee County's largest city for at least five years - finally hits the front-burner with the release of a task force proposal this week. The advice: Permanently save one-quarter to one-half of Mequon's remaining farmland and open country from residential and commercial development over the next 20 years.

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

FULL STORY: Slowing Sprawl

Saturday, February 17, 2001 in Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

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