Moderates for Small Scale Development

Bob here is the rest of the idea that we had talked about that was too long for the letter to the editor:

If we could build some consensus around such a small project, then maybe between the town, school and concerned local groups we could build enough consensus to convince our state legislatures to pressure DOT into building turning lanes in and out of both the school and the Andes property to ease the congestion in the morning. Oh! and maybe a sidewalk on the school side of Route 121 up to the shopping center to improve safety for students and give the seniors who don’t drive access to shopping. Or, maybe we should try and fund the side walk ourselves. And who knows maybe the school would be willing to put some voluntary restrictions on how loud their amplifiers are turn up during sports games. Like maybe to the rules that govern the rest of the town. Kind of like a good neighborly jester to appease some of the more local neighbors. Also maybe we could thing about some kind of economizing when it comes to leaving the field lights on. Like only for competitive team sports? Some people who live near by might want to see the night sky occasionally.

Aren’t the potential fruits of cooperative effort seductive?

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