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County may create agricultural districts <br />Help I Search <br />l 1r <br />. If: tihf"y i�s <br />n •7 n <br />s X11 u <br />F�4ifin j'r;.Sfi <br />tC. �Ai ri-.•. <br />Lk•7 5c v����?I <br />G 6(�127111 '_9r � <br />-� -slr 1 `lip :nii tix''a _r <br />http://www.news-record.com/news/local/fan-nsl7rk.htm <br />NEB - R(ECOM.CoM <br />Piedmont Triad, North Carolina <br />SEARCH; fiJlt� w_ M f s e. <br />w <br />More Local /State News Stories <br />Local/State News <br />Countypay create agricultural <br />districts <br />8 -17 -00 <br />By BEN FELLER, Staff Writer <br />News & Record <br />Northeast Guilford County has long <br />been known as a home of wheat, corn <br />and tobacco. Now farmers are growing <br />concerned that their area has become <br />the home of, well, too many homes. <br />Many farmers find themselves <br />surrounded by neighbors who moved to <br />the country for peace and never <br />counted on the sounds and smells that <br />come with living near agriculture. The <br />same urban sprawlers who love <br />picturesque settings are far less <br />enamored about the odor of manure. <br />To keep tempers from flaring and <br />lawsuits from starting, Guilford County <br />leaders are considering a buyer- beware <br />law to protect both farmers and <br />developers of ruralland. The law would <br />create agricultural districts that would <br />serve as a red flag for home buyers, <br />alerting them that the county's next <br />subdivision could be within a whiff of a <br />cattle farm. <br />The move fits a bigger picture in North <br />Carolina and around the country, as <br />politicians try to manage growth without <br />hurting their tax base. The proposed law <br />is also timely in two other ways: It <br />meshes with efforts by the county and <br />the state to preserve open spaces, and <br />it comes as developers are planning the <br />huge Reedy Fork mixed -use <br />r. <br />Shop for <br />low trirsrtgaga riates @ <br />Click Here <br />Regional News: <br />Greensboro <br />High Point <br />Rockingham <br />Randolph <br />Fed Ex in the Triad <br />Get the latest news <br />on FedEx's proposal <br />to build a regional <br />shipping hub in <br />Guilford County. <br />Election 2000 <br />Read about all the <br />candidates so you <br />can make an <br />informed decision <br />on election day. <br />Redistrictina Our <br />Schools <br />An In -Depth look at <br />the redistricting <br />process in Guilford <br />County. <br />Triad 2000 <br />A multimedia <br />exploration of the <br />Triad's past, <br />present, and future. <br />R/21/2000 8:31 AM <br />