In my not so little anymore community (not pictured), there is a heated debate currently underway about a new development project that is counter-intuitively been dubbed the “85/15 Open Space” project. The coastal area in which this development is proposed will enable the natural landscape (specifically estuary and lagoon) to become more accessible for walking and viewing by the public as a natural reserve. The proposed development also includes park areas along a green belt, and an outdoor mall less than 1 mile from an existing ‘Outlet Mall’). Another part of this 85% for nature and 15% for humans project includes the protection of a community loved, family owned and operated large strawberry field (supposedly due to close based on financial instability of the owners and the costs associated with the property). In every town across America, in perhaps every community in the world , there are two opposing camps trying to find a happy medium where both can live in harmony. M
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