Here in Ellensburg, we have a controversy over how to fit "regional retail" into an area near an interchange. Lined up on one side is the company who wants to create commercial area. On the other side are quite a few members of the local planning committees AND most anyone with a background in ecologically-concerned land-use planning.
A sustained citizen effort has been made to support the ecological side, and a sympathetic city council was swept into office recently.
But, on the other side are the gears of large corporate interests and a local newspaper which, so far, isn't very concerned with ecobuilding, although they do have good relations with some eco-builders.
How's it an ECOBUILDING issue?
A major issue is the corporation's desire to rezone a "light industrial" area to "general commercial." But, of course, we need to invent some ecological light industry, and right beside the highway in that location is a very good place. Several reasons support keeping "light industrial" in that zone, but what we do not have yet is light industry that wants to relocate there.
We're doing great, but are we moving a little slowly to invent ecobuilding light industry!! We could sure use some investors who want to do ecological light industry!
We could sure use some moral support here!
Sincerely,
Mike Pearson
Central Washington Chapter
earthinspace@hotmail.com
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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