Gentrification-Sprawl

[Tom Lehman]

Charles,  the politics of sprawl into this county will have a negative impact on minority political clout.  This is something that I have been pointing out to minority political pals of mine.  If you continue to have a big influx of white city and suburbanites into the exurbs it will change the political complexion of the area.  This is already shaping up in a scheme to change county government
into a five elected district represenative system as opposed to a three generally elected commissioner system.  Any poor minority services legislation would be voted down by 4-1 or best case 3-2 margins if the 5 district plan is adopted.

People living on 5 acre mini-estates and commuting to Cleveland or its western suburbs will have different agendas than the working poor and charity cases of this area.  That's the real politics.

Tom

Charles Brown wrote:


> Ironically, isn't farm country the most "sprawling" of all compared to city and town ? On the one hand, "urban" sprawl is considered a problem because people live  too far from service, employment , etc. On the other hand, urban sprawl is a problem because it imposes congestion on the even greater "sprawl" of the country and natural habitats.  Is sprawl too sprawling or not sprawling enough ?
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> Charles Brown
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> >>> Tom Lehman <uswa12 at Lorainccc.edu> 08/18/99 03:36PM >>>
> Here are some interesting facts about sprawl,
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> http://www.sierraclub.org/chapters/oh/sprawl/fact.htm
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> WHAT IS SPRAWL?
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> Technically, it is low-density development beyond the edge of service and employment, which separates where people live from where they shop, work, recreate, and educate - thus requiring cars to move between zones.
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> Sprawl isn't confined to the large cities of Ohio. You'll find sprawl even in small towns like Sandusky, Mt. Vernon and Nelsonville. Compared with other cities around the country, Ohio cities rank high in terms of the amount of sprawl.
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> *How report was compiled Sierra Club ranked US cities based on trends in population and land-area growth for the urbanized area as well as traffic congestion and open-space indicators. Other criteria such as loss of important habitat and historical importance were also taken into account.