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I Of"the BeaSt - BgaUty openly wift citizens? lve beendissussd By MICHF,E' nUpRff wnt aborltfte impacb on the business Regular readers be awarethat the will and dovmtown revialization? I gang fourontheHydeparkTownBoard cornmunity of Whatever happens the Bellefieldsites, II to wantsto usurpthe authoritygivento the Once I planning board to review and approve tlrcy will eachneeda cental sewer. se arc oeerating, how can enterprises r' commercial development stnckwithseptictanlsandlimitedcapacities I \Vhile fhar,s. bad idea for a hosr o, a effectively conrpqte? .?eople .Ca that Not ,,:Ipsol\- nottheleast their
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allowingpublicparticipation Du&hess county Tourism. None of these Starting decades agg, town leaders ;:;:"-:::'r.^':: groups appeaf, to have been consulted took a toof around and wondered how about the gutting of the standardsthey stores had staggled dowu Routes 9 and .Sq in a: with no was hisj the quiq eG nityto-&eate_a wity less:than-inviting ffifllrffi|fiffltlish, look for a supposedly historiccommunity. T'6o," ;;&i wirh the empry whe . using {ocusgprys.:and cilzdn swveys, storetonbino'rdotrntotmmustrcabzeftatTowl *];.I11 a task force d6veioped --, became is ah - what '--1--- rhe I_-l]TjI* *- saipoe.'-etopnnentatBellcfieldwillt"r,lhbit peol comprehensiveplan. froni

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ftatwhilewehaveaweafth-ofpopularbrui{' . warmart never was indrtrd in Hydepark Vici sites,fiom 6e culinary hsdtse, to Mlls weel we,ll just getmoresfripmalls,whichwill lvlansiom, ofthemillions few Hert ofvisitonseem thei hadl Hyde Park,rmlike othertourist destinations, a[ should bi another supposedlyminor mor{ can'tseemtouseourassetstoputmoneyinto change:the town boar4 once it assunres spikr fte hands localbusinesses. of review authority'canwaivepubtic hearings. thes So,afteryearsof work by Republican and votition, Th( . Democratic adrninisrations pro we adopted ffil*l*?;i:3:trilf, vtcrt4 gressive zoning encourages that - As someone.who for the lastfive years ma4 thecc,lrter townwith businesses serve of to has regularly faced the ire of citizens child localresidene, including sidewalks betand projects Word terlandscaping architecture. thesame gppo::d .to vaTouscommercial and At (ustully locatednear them or one tbat Soud timgtwoofthelargestrnrdevelo@tactsof Corii landleft rikwere inHyde specificauyzonea l#ffi.q:ffiffifrril;*ff?; .In{, tosilence inadvancc. onry them But not repq #:Jt.trY#lfnffi$H*:
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