This article simply summarizes the presentation and discussion at Thurston Regional Planning Council. I wonder if there was any discussion on retaining farm land and protecting water resources. Paving over and building over land will impact water supply and habitat in the rural areas. It will also reduce the available land for raising food. How much industrial land that is 'needed' seems to come from some forecast about population or need for jobs. We need to be thinking about the overall carrying capacity and sustainability of the land first.
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