And there is a lot to living, really living it includes where people sleep, fall in love, party, where kids are born, and where they grow up. It s where people shop, work, and where everything happens. Life doesn t happen in little compartments that can be neatly described in a great big book of zoning codes. Life just happens. Cities must be like life.
Great cities are alive.
Under current law, the Postal Service is supposed to consider the effect its closings have on communities, and is under an executive order signed by President Clinton requiring federal agencies to locate in central cities and historic properties whenever possible. But the Postal Service claims immunity from the executive order and all local zoning and building codes. When the USPS announced its intention to replace the existing post office, business leaders and Highland residents overwhelmingly expressed support for a downtown location. The Postal Service chose to ignore them and instead lease a newly built facility on an auto salvage yard more than a mile outside of town. Highland s fight intensified when residents learned the winning bidder, who sat on the search committee, excavated and replaced tons of soil before the auto salvage yard could be tested for pollutants.