As a former local official, I know how difficult this decision is to make. But we must ask ourselves . . . Part of the answer is the cost of Sprawl development. Schools, water and sewer, and roads all have to be build to accommodate sprawl. Economic growth is not the problem . . .
Sprawl is the problem.
One final area of partnership we need to strengthen is in areas like the Rehabilitation and Reuse of existing sites and facilities. Overcoming the drain on resources caused by sprawl will take a joint, focused effort on reuse, rehabilitation and infill. We see the success of American Can Company in Canton. Once abandoned, this site is now home to 40 separate businesses, including hi-tech companies, restaurants, cafes, and bookstores and 700 jobs. We will soon see similar success at Tide Point at the old Proctor and Gamble soap manufacturing plant, which will do for Locust Point want American Can did for Canton.