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SIMPSON <br /> 4 <br /> T <br /> FROM LESPEDEZA, RED CLOVER, WHITE CLOVER, FESCUE AND ORCRARDGRASS IS HIGH . . . <br /> THIS SOIL HAS MODERATELY HIGH POTENTIAL FOR &ROAD-LEAVED AND NEEDLE-LEAVED TREES . . . <br /> THE POTENTIAL FOR MOST URBAN USES IS LOW." TABLES 4 and 5, PP. 60-65 GIVE <br /> CEO? YIELDS AND TIMBER SITE INDEXES FOR THESE SOILS. <br /> I ASK YOU TO EXAMINE THIS SURVEY, THE VARIOUS SOILS AND THEIR <br /> CHARACTERISTICS. I ASK YOU TO EXAMINE THE VOLUME AND THE VALUE OF THE TIMBER <br /> HARVESTED BY THE OJNER PREVIOUS TO BUCK MOUNTAIN. THE SOIL AT THE MIDWAY SITE <br /> IS SUITABLE TO PRODUCE A WIDE VARIETY OF CROPS: IT HAS BEEN AND COULD AGAIN BE <br /> PRODUCTIVE TIMBERLAND. I SUBMIT TO YOU THAT REMOVLNG THIS LAND, 232 ACRES, FROM <br /> PRODUCTION OF ANY SORT IS IS CONFLICT WITH GOAL TWO OF THE LAND USE PLAN, ENTITLED <br /> "THE CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES IN ORANGE COUNTY." AND STATING, IN SECTION <br /> 2.1: "MAINTAIN AND PROTECT LAND WHICH CONTAINS VALUABLE RENEWABLE RESOURCES SUCH AS <br /> PRODUCTIVE AGRICULTURAL AREAS, MANAGED FOREST AREAS AND POTENTIAL RESERVOIR SITES <br /> BY DIRECTING INCOMPATIBIE DEVELOPMENT AWAY FROM THESE AREAS." <br /> WHAT WOULD THE EFFECT BE ON OTHER PRODUCTIVE LANDS IN THIS AREA IF <br /> THE AIRPORT USE IS ALLOWED? I CITE THE NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL LANDS STUDY, A FEDERAL <br /> SURVEY INVOLVING THE PARTICIPATION OF NINE CABINET DEPARTMENTS, THE COUNCIL ON <br /> ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY AND THE WATER RESOURCES <br />