The drawbacks of new business development — from heavier traffic to lost open space — are often shared by surrounding communities. Minnesota requires its communities to also share the tax benefits. When a business moves to a new community in […]
Archive for October, 2000
The Minnesota Approach
Monday, October 23rd, 2000The Oregon Approach
Thursday, October 5th, 2000Oregon has statewide zoning for farmland (16.4 million acres) and private forest land (8.7 million acres). This zoning protects about 40,000 square miles from development – an area about the size of Indiana. New Jersey has no farm or forest […]