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<br /> KEN TAYLOR
<br /> APES-sponsored scient i{ic studies need more regulations later,great.But some-
<br /> f - ^- -,t ^ #4 J �'` grappled with the coral,icated effects times you can save money by helping people
<br /> x r T -, t'” of forestry,agriculture,industry and to do the right thing instead of forcing there;."
<br /> .Y F`r ,,,< �'rz7 x � u`"4• . r,*'.' towns on the water quality of Pamlico But trying to reach a consensus among all
<br /> �e r x 4 „, f and Albemarle sounds(above).A the interests involved has proven to be an
<br /> a-`' ,'�` [ symptom of the estuarine system's i1; elusive quest.The first draft of the plan drew
<br /> "� " health,mats of algae like this one a surprising amount of criticism when it ti•as
<br /> 4;,A ��' ' rr (left)erupt periodically along the released last July.It seemed that there wa
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<br /> FI•. • is'N ,-; " lower reaches of coastal rivers like sometl ing in the plan tha offended just
<br /> ';, i t . the Chowan and Neuse. about everybody.
<br /> �. ,, Econ dlopnt interests
<br /> i ��. ,� plained o thmic at the feveive yeamer planning process com-
<br /> r :; incentive strategies to encourage private was controlle l from start to finish by el.vi-
<br /> w A2 r--c,1 owners to protect rare communities and ronmental groups.Environmentalists u.lmt
<br /> ' ,. , wetland areas on their property."A lot of nated the composition n of both citizens-
<br /> '. ', '� >: .,,. 'i11, people are interested in being stewards,"says advisory committees,says Ken Stewart,
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<br /> *�, L k = Waite."They're fascinated to find out that executive director of Economic Alliance of
<br /> � �,'� ," "i; '' they have something that is so rare.All they North Carolina,Inc.,a group representing
<br /> n � r , want is some help so they can protect their development interests.He blasted the CCMP
<br /> .y< R, '`y; '"'"r ,'" Y•r property—tax incentives,conservation as a"biased,one-sided view without consid-
<br /> , ,- t S s » -° - easements,covenants and the like." erasion of economic development interests."
<br /> 4_ . G °`.i- , ., 1 `1 In a letter to APES director Waite written
<br /> ' t s"r� = r r _" ;s�; .' �` Not surprisingly,the CCMP is charac- last fall,Stewart added that environmental
<br /> terized more i,y carrots than sticks.Incentives protection,though important,was only a
<br /> " t•,' � �r*�'`q.,x # are in;nev legislation and regulations,for the part of the coastal equation:"Public officials
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<br /> �-�;� y� ;� •ti,��`'��# �2z�.* �� � ��� � most part,are out.It was a planned strategy, and the citizens of the area are concernec
<br /> ,` a �+t L- ' �7•s ,i = says Waite. about jobs;infrastructure such as roads,
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<br /> -'• - � � �"�"'�{��'"��� �:��,•�„� i z `I guess we agree with the side that says,we water,sewer,scl;c�olscat
<br /> and hospitals;tax base:
<br /> �" _A.• R- i r , + , don't need new rules because we haven't affordable housing;productive traditional
<br /> Y,x r„ played out the rules we have.We re involved industries such as agriculture,forestry and
<br /> '' ^; ' ,' -,� 71' .»�_ r :, in a consensus-building process•working with fishing;and an improvement in the overall
<br /> " people,rather than against them....If we quality of life.
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