tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post8241354352501408823..comments2023-10-08T04:12:46.273-05:00Comments on The Political Environment: Franklin Wants To Dissolve Its Environmental Commission: The Road To Sprawlville, Chapter VJames Rowenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10203270946492159686noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-84739615240070394632007-11-06T01:17:00.000-06:002007-11-06T01:17:00.000-06:00I work for Northwestern Mutual. During a ribbon c...I work for Northwestern Mutual. During a ribbon cutting ceremony attended by Rep. Paul Ryan he said "I want everyone here to remember this 27th Street Corridor. It will look completely different soon." I felt like heckling "Oh, you mean the beautiful fields, trees, flowers, streams, open spaces, and roads that don't stop every 10 feet?" I know NM didn't help create this reality, but the fact is there was an ugly outdoor theatre there before. New pristine land wasn't carved up. And they also successfully opposed a sprawling car dealership across the street. But the Republicans aren't nearly as picky. Business is business.Vincent A. Orlandohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05266564968207305993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-15144994687705933892007-10-25T12:27:00.000-05:002007-10-25T12:27:00.000-05:00As I note in my blog only somewhat facetiously (wh...As I note in my blog only somewhat facetiously (which you've linked), the mayor's proposal to dissolve the Franklin Environmental Commission may end up being a positive step. The EC had been made incrementally ineffective by a distinctly pro-development administration, and formerly ambivalent citizens here are now wondering what's behind dissolving the commission and its oversight. <BR/><BR/>The upper hand wielded by developers in Franklin is becoming more and more obvious, further underscored by this story.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17712884295398851450noreply@blogger.com