Federal Agencies Ignoring Rural Areas

Federal agencies are ignoring the Rural Development Act that requires them to consider real estate in rural areas.

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August 9, 2001, 11:00 AM PDT

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

"The Rural Development Act requires federal agencies to study the costs and benefits of buying or renting space in rural settings, which traditionally have lower real estate costs than urban settings. The law was meant to help boost rural economies and save the government money.But the General Accounting Office found eight of 13 Cabinet-level agencies did not have a policy to even consider the option of locating offices in rural areas."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

FULL STORY: Feds Not Considering Rural Areas

Wednesday, August 8, 2001 in The New York Times

Government / Politics United States

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