He set sights very high. McCall, an outdoorsman, talked about his love of Oregon as a place. He talked from the heart. Oregonians natives and newcomers alike understood. People are not interested in a bill about the planning process, Liberty says.
Life is short and they have a lot of things to do.
But if someone says that at the end of the 21st century, there could still be the Virginia landscape of today, then people would get excited about that. Leadership does not necessarily have to come from politicians. Increasingly, Liberty sees the most creative, progressive ideas coming from civic activists and the business community. Among those in the front of the parade are some people in the building industry. More and more developers are learning to develop in a new way.