|
|
Article: Will Door County's `soul' be sold? Debate goes on whether to develop land or preserve natural beauty
- Article from:
- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- August 25, 1997
- Author:
CopyrightCopyright 1997 The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
|
Don't talk to Don Swanson about Door County's long stretches of
pristine shoreline, its pastoral beauty, its peace and quiet and
how it all could be destroyed by too much development.
"Do you know what Door County is? It's snob appeal," said
Swanson, who owns the Village Shops, a new development of gift
shops, offices and the obligatory espresso bar.
"People come to Door County to shop," Swanson said. "The other
stuff is secondary, the green space and all that other crap they are
worried about."
"They" include the Door County Chamber of Commerce, the
environmental group Door Property Owners Inc. and local officials
who support increased restrictions on commercial and residential ...