This summer, the news has been full of reports of drought, fires, and pending food shortages throughout the United States and the world.
What are we doing in Bucks County to support and preserve the last remaining farmland?
How do we preserve open space, forested land, farms and meadows before they get purchased by wealthy land developers?
If we don’t actively manage the land, our beloved beautiful green spaces will continue to shrink. The pressure to develop the land is just too great.
The country lanes we drive on at high speed are already too narrow to accommodate more traffic. They are unsafe, with no shoulders or curbs for pedestrians, bikers or dog walkers. The more paved spaces that we create, the more runoff causes flooding in already over stretched and expensive infrastructure.
At what point do we say “enough” to development? Who decides? How can we set aside enough land to preserve the remaining beauty without creating islands of green, surrounded by roads, houses, pavement?
If you share these concerns, please contact your local planning commission, Bucks County Planning Commission or even write a letter to the news outlet of your choice.
Barbara Smith, Perkasie
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