tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5183461149078398608.post1474319166687611771..comments2023-10-20T03:48:49.475-04:00Comments on Just Saying...: Thin line between commercial and agriculturalDeborahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16019628583100261325noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5183461149078398608.post-22512653550063033142008-10-10T23:50:00.000-04:002008-10-10T23:50:00.000-04:00Everyone agrees organic dairy farms producing thei...Everyone agrees organic dairy farms producing their own products is a good idea. The main sticking point is that MALPF has decidced to allow Bobby to build this facility even though it isn't allowed through current zoning. Now Bobby is now forced to carry MALPF's banner (and legal cost) so that his case will open the door for allowing creameries of this size across the state regardless of long standing zoning laws. The LGVA's charter requires that they challenge any commercial development that isn't allowed by law. They are fighting MALPF for disobeying zoning regulations (not Bobby as is portrayed in the press) for granting the approval for this facility - even though it is prohibited in zoning. If the legislature changes the laws to allow this, then there won't be anything to fight. I feel bad for Bobby and his family. They are being used as pawns by MALPF in a larger state fight. Also, his neighbors have been there since 1854 - they are also dairy farmers and I think they understand what it means to live in a rural area. If everyone had followed the rules to begin with, there wouldn't have been any uproar. We all want locally grown organic, but we also need to follow the current laws in doing so.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com