Comments on: County Commissioners vote to end Farmland Preservation program http://www.leelanau.com/blog/county-commissioners-vote-to-end-farmland-preservation-program/ News, Weather, Events & Photos from Leelanau County & Northern Michigan Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:36:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: JTH http://www.leelanau.com/blog/county-commissioners-vote-to-end-farmland-preservation-program/#comment-95 JTH Mon, 27 Nov 2006 16:06:45 +0000 http://www.leelanau.com/blog/county-commissioners-vote-to-end-farmland-preservation-program/#comment-95 Good point Andy. And the voters essentially said that when they send their tax dollars to Washington, they don't want them back. The Congress can send them to Arizona. When tax dollars are sent to Lansing, they don't want them back, send them to Detroit. Go figure. Remember, when candidates run unopposed, don't vote for them. No sense in encouraging them! Good point Andy.

And the voters essentially said that when they send their tax dollars to Washington, they don't want them back. The Congress can send them to Arizona.
When tax dollars are sent to Lansing, they don't want them back, send them to Detroit.

Go figure.

Remember, when candidates run unopposed, don't vote for them.
No sense in encouraging them!

]]> By: Andrew McFarlane http://www.leelanau.com/blog/county-commissioners-vote-to-end-farmland-preservation-program/#comment-94 Andrew McFarlane Mon, 27 Nov 2006 15:02:30 +0000 http://www.leelanau.com/blog/county-commissioners-vote-to-end-farmland-preservation-program/#comment-94 Two writers from the <a href="http://www.mlui.org/" rel="nofollow">Michigan Land Use Institute</a> pointed out that what the commissioners did is akin to closing a school due to the failure of a single millage. It should also be pointed out that as a result of this, no farm in Leelanau County will be eligible for state farmland dollars. Meaning that although Leelanau taxpayers pay for the program, the farmers can't avail themselves of the money. Two writers from the Michigan Land Use Institute pointed out that what the commissioners did is akin to closing a school due to the failure of a single millage. It should also be pointed out that as a result of this, no farm in Leelanau County will be eligible for state farmland dollars. Meaning that although Leelanau taxpayers pay for the program, the farmers can't avail themselves of the money.

]]> By: JTH http://www.leelanau.com/blog/county-commissioners-vote-to-end-farmland-preservation-program/#comment-90 JTH Fri, 24 Nov 2006 17:11:21 +0000 http://www.leelanau.com/blog/county-commissioners-vote-to-end-farmland-preservation-program/#comment-90 Andy: Can you archive these pages ? http://www.leelanaucounty.com/farmlandpres0002.asp Commissioners may want to bury the evidence. Public documents so no copyright is my guess. Andy:
Can you archive these pages ?
http://www.leelanaucounty.com/farmlandpres0002.asp

Commissioners may want to bury the evidence.

Public documents so no copyright is my guess.

]]> By: JTH http://www.leelanau.com/blog/county-commissioners-vote-to-end-farmland-preservation-program/#comment-88 JTH Thu, 23 Nov 2006 13:54:41 +0000 http://www.leelanau.com/blog/county-commissioners-vote-to-end-farmland-preservation-program/#comment-88 Amen to the above comments Remember, if politicians run unopposed, do NOT vote for them ... No sense in encouraging them. Amen to the above comments

Remember, if politicians run unopposed, do NOT vote for them ...
No sense in encouraging them.

]]> By: jsorbie http://www.leelanau.com/blog/county-commissioners-vote-to-end-farmland-preservation-program/#comment-87 jsorbie Wed, 22 Nov 2006 22:17:20 +0000 http://www.leelanau.com/blog/county-commissioners-vote-to-end-farmland-preservation-program/#comment-87 I couldn't agree more with you Andrew! I simply do not posess the skills to fully articulate my disdain for this boards' actions and attitudes. I wish that they would have offered some alternative to those in favor of the farm preservation program. It is not clear to me that the vote was as much against public funding of farmland preservation as it was against the board's otherwise free spending habits. I wonder how the initiative would have faired without being on the ballot with the millage increase. I couldn't agree more with you Andrew! I simply do not posess the skills to fully articulate my disdain for this boards' actions and attitudes. I wish that they would have offered some alternative to those in favor of the farm preservation program. It is not clear to me that the vote was as much against public funding of farmland preservation as it was against the board's otherwise free spending habits. I wonder how the initiative would have faired without being on the ballot with the millage increase.

]]> By: Andrew McFarlane http://www.leelanau.com/blog/county-commissioners-vote-to-end-farmland-preservation-program/#comment-83 Andrew McFarlane Fri, 17 Nov 2006 16:05:29 +0000 http://www.leelanau.com/blog/county-commissioners-vote-to-end-farmland-preservation-program/#comment-83 Here's a letter that I WOULD send to the Enterprise had this whole thing not been such a dark of the night, last second endeavor: <blockquote>A late addition to the agenda and now Leelanau County is just one vote away from terminating a farmland preservation program that has been labored over for four years by people who understand the value of agriculture to our area and also what can happen if it is not protected. I wish I could say I am surprised, but a county board that is the only one in the state to have chosen to site its county seat outside of a city or village probably can't be expected to make wise decisions for the future. This vote and lack of vision is appalling.</blockquote> Here's a letter that I WOULD send to the Enterprise had this whole thing not been such a dark of the night, last second endeavor:

A late addition to the agenda and now Leelanau County is just one vote away from terminating a farmland preservation program that has been labored over for four years by people who understand the value of agriculture to our area and also what can happen if it is not protected. I wish I could say I am surprised, but a county board that is the only one in the state to have chosen to site its county seat outside of a city or village probably can't be expected to make wise decisions for the future.

This vote and lack of vision is appalling.

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