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Article: FARMLAND TRUST ADVOCATES FOR SMART GROWTH // Businesses booming in Lancaster County

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Sunday News Lancaster, PA
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December 8, 2002
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Farms vs. jobs story challenged

Despite the sensationalism exhibited in last Sunday's front-page article concerning the county's economic growth, I am writing to thank Lancaster Newspapers for its continued attention to the issue of land planning and our future vision of Lancaster County. Unfortunately the article, titled "Farmland vs. jobs," was an incomplete and misleading look at economic growth in the county.

Between calling Lancaster County citizens NIMBYs and dysfunctional, David Nikoloff and Tom Baldrige insinuate that industry and commerce are at a dead standstill because farms are being preserved in Lancaster County. However, a quick review of the Lancaster County Planning ...

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