On Thu, 2005-02-24 at 17:51 -0800, Conster wrote: > >Dave > > Talk to some farmers here in the Columbia Basin who have had acres and > acres of their land declared 'wet lands' so they are no longer allowed > to farm them. As far as how it affects or doesn't affect their taxes I > don't know. Sure does affect their income.
I'll see that and raise you this one: Just down the road from me (about a mile) we have a field that the city decided to make the runoff for local rainwater, etc.. It also had a pit dug in it. Desert. At least it was. Now the landowners there have had all manner of regulation imposed on them now that this area is now a "wetlands". It should be noted that about 200 yards further north, at the same elevation you'll find yourself in mid--air momentarily as the Boise Bench drops away. Nearby landowners are also facing regulations as to what they can do with their "property" as they now "border wetlands". For those who fell asleep the government managed to cause their property to be a runoff zone. Then when the water eventually stuck around, the area got declared a "natural wetlands". Neveryoumind the pictures of sagebrush growing there less than a decade ago. Ugh. I need to get back to my mars Settlement plans ... _______________________________________________ Libnw mailing list Libnw@immosys.com List info and subscriber options: http://immosys.com/mailman/listinfo/libnw Archives: http://immosys.com/mailman//pipermail/libnw
