I think we have been doing a lot of excessive urban sprawl. Since 2003 weve been building and building. Has anyone read up on permaculture urban growth or intentional communities? See http://www.ic.org. (These folks arent a bunch of hippies get past the prejudices and read on.)

Home arent built well, with not enough insulation in the walls or attic. There is no whole-house fan (that arent noisy) put in besides air conditioning and where are the solar homes?

Have you ever been to towns in other areas of the United States or the world? Not everything is new. Its refurbished, recycled. There are more trees and natural grasses. Folks started pushing big in 2000 for this kind inconsideration. Why are we going in this direction? Homes being built on top of that former dump out there (Highway 32)? Come on.

The only thing thats changed is the council and those working for the city. How big do you want this town to be? Because the Bigger we get, the more costly it will be to maintain and we cant do that now.

The life has been sucked out of downtown. They cut down the trees and those replanted arent being maintained properly. Have some consideration, some ethics and morals. If we were truly supporting local folks, wed send them to SCORE or 3Core for their business education and plans for the next 3-5 years. That way theyd be successful and unique. Thats what made Chico special..

Elizabeth Daniels-Currey, Chico

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