The attendants, sitting on woven straw mats, are busy feeding or rocking other children, but they look up and smile when they see that she has awakened. Preserve our future Home builders are pushing a petition to place a tax increase on the ballot to fund the purchase of development rights program. This is a ploy to torpedo the program. Increased taxes are not necessary because existing revenue is available from local and state governments. Please do not sign the petition.
Readers debate Lexington's new land-preservation plan and developers' opposition to it.
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