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- 2 - May 15, 2007 <br /> consultants who are few and we are reducing the number of homes in both <br /> affordable and in mid range classes. And yet we know that the probability of <br /> flooding for these residents is virtually nil. <br /> • Require that all properties be designed for the 100 year flood knowing that in <br /> that flood the ground will in any case be saturated and complete containment <br /> has never been possible in our history and pre-history, we drastically reduce <br /> spending on options much more useful to our community. <br /> These are but a few of the problems with the current draft of Bill #51. <br /> <br /> Problems for farmers are sufficiently severe that while we can measure no meaningful <br /> benefit we add costs and negative impacts that will make using many current <br /> agricultural parcels uneconomical. It is difficult to envision calling oneself farmer <br /> <br /> friendly -and yet supporting this legislation -because of the severe impacts the <br /> legislation would have on farming. The list of problems could go on. Suffice it to say <br /> that that we are in the process of adopting a "one size fits all" set of requirements that, <br /> because it does not fit all adds costs to our entire community. In most cases these costs <br /> are not warranted. We have to ask ourselves whether we want to as a government <br /> require our community to spend tens of thousands of dollars knowing that those <br /> dollars will only burden our population while benefiting them not at all. <br /> Sincerely, <br /> Bill Walter <br /> <br />