Sprawl Becomes Issue In MA Campaign

Regulating growth and development is becoming an increasingly important campaign issue in elections around the U.S.

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September 23, 2002, 11:00 AM PDT

"Across the country, politicians have targeted people like Lacroix, known as ''office park dads'' - politically moderate, concerned about economic security but also quality of life - as the latest ''soccer mom''-type voter demographic. In Massachusetts, Mitt Romney and Shannon O'Brien are courting those voters who are increasingly worried about traffic. And those concerns should lead to a reconsideration of how development is managed in Massachusetts, the candidates say."

Thanks to Laura Kranz

FULL STORY: Growing issue in campaign

Sunday, September 22, 2002 in The Boston Globe

Government / Politics Massachusetts

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