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Thanks to Dunn: 8 years of preserving quality of lifeTue, 07/25/2006 - 4:39pm
By: Letters to the ...
I wish to say thank you to Greg Dunn. Greg, you have served on our county commission for eight years and have done a fantastic job. You have protected us from development that would destroy our quality of life. We in Fayette County are fortunate to live in an area where quality of life is a priority. The county has long-range land use and zoning plans that you have upheld consistently. When developers have come before the commission requesting a zoning change that would increase our density or that was below our community standards, you voted to keep our plan intact. One example of this was the senior community that Del Webb Development wanted to build behind the hospital. The proposed construction would have put 3,000 homes on less than 800 acres. Many people in the county were in favor of that development. The developer had a reputation for quality development. We would have gained tax money without putting a strain on our schools. We would have gained citizens who are inclined to volunteer in the community and not to be a burden on law enforcement. What most people are not aware of is that currently 30 percent of people that are transported by EMS units in our county are sent to facilities other than our hospital because our hospital does not have the capacity to handle them. Having 5,000 or so seniors living behind our hospital would have created a situation where we could not take care of them or ourselves. Aside from this and adding to traffic, approving that rezoning would have set a precedent, making it very difficult to turn down other developments that are contrary to our land use plan. I applaud you. You did not get very good press on that one, but I appreciate what you did. Quality of life is more important to me than an easy time during your time on the Fayette County Commission. Martha Nigro |