Regarding the article “Candidates split on project to industrialize Brush Prairie” (The Columbian, June 24), I would like to point out that as a member of the Greater Brush Prairie Neighborhood Association I do have a strong opinion on the matter despite the association not having been reached for comment prior to publication.
My family, and all others I have talked to nearby, moved here to get out of the city. We do not mind commuting a bit to our jobs, and we like to come home to peace and quiet, trees and our pastures. Our favorite neighbors are cows and horses, goats, llamas and humans tending big gardens. We appreciate our farmers.
We believe this area deserves to be saved as rural land, and the urban growth boundary should be honored and kept as a line to keep the city and industrial development out of our backyards. We will work hard to get our voices heard and to avoid being railroaded by development that is bad for us, our children and a sustainable future. Clark County needs to have a better plan than to condone uncontrolled industrial sprawl and to pretend a crumbling old railroad is ready to support such growth.
