The Vanishing Farm

Ohio is losing farmland at "more than twice previous year's yearly rate" and issues such as sprawl, greenspace preservation, watershed protection, and revitalizing urban brownfields are becoming critical.

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October 13, 2000, 8:00 AM PDT

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

"The proposed constitutional amendment on the Nov. 7 ballot - which would permit Ohio to issue up to $400 million in bonds to preserve farmland or open space and clean up abandoned urban land - represents the state's most comprehensive attempt ever to address the issue of suburban sprawl."

Thanks to Dan Tasman

FULL STORY: The Vanishing Farm

Thursday, October 12, 2000 in The Cincinnati Post

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