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~7'+~' <br />Remarks in 5~uppart of the Proposed X30 Million Bond Issue <br />July 5, 1968 Public Hearing <br />Drange County Board of Commissioners <br />1 wish to express my support for all portions of the X30 million bond <br />issue as proposed. The efforts by the board and the county manager's office <br />to effectively provide for our current and future needs are to be commended. <br />There has been some thought within the community that an effective <br />limit to growth is an unstated public policy of benign neglect,of the <br />infrastructure. A policy of benign neglect of the infrastructure simply <br />leads to lower quality planning and development throughout the community and <br />a poorer standard of life for its residents. We must provide the necessary <br />public services in the most efficient manner possible. This dictates <br />panning and providing for future needs rather than just reacting to _. <br />immediate crises. This proposed bond package is a very positive milestone. <br />As a parent of children with experience in bath the Chapel Hill/ <br />Carrbarn and the Drange County school systems, I have been acutely aware of <br />the differential funding levels between the two systems. We all hope that <br />you will avoid widening the funding disparity. <br />The proposed land acquisition by the county for a new reservoir is <br />vital. We obviously need the additional water resources in the county in <br />aroer to plan orderly growth and more desirable types of development. This <br />past weekend, the region enjoyed another festival celebrating the life of the <br />Ena River. I live near the river and for the first time in memory, we did <br />oat nave a single canoeist pass our property on the festival weekend. This <br />is due entirely to the lpw stream flow conditions that currently exist in the <br /> <br />