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Keep Highland Rural by Katheryn Krupa

1/20/2013

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With a new township supervisor and fresh ideas flowing into our small township, I am one who believes strongly in keeping Highland rural.  When sewers were about to come online a few years back I was worried.  When new subdivisions starting cropping up before that, I was even more concerned.  As we look at the future for our township, I think it is important that we remember why many of us moved to Highland.  We moved here because we loved the fact that our township is filled with rolling pastures, horse ranches and beautiful undeveloped parkland.  It is special because we still see turkeys strutting through our yards and deer crossing our backroads.
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I think we should welcome more bike trails connecting to existing trails and I love the idea of horse trails and hiking paths snaking through our parks.  But what we don't need is to open up our master plan to changes that would encourage more development or an influx of business and commerce.  Highland does not need to become another White Lake.  I would be concerned if we started to head down the route Hartland has with its big box stores crowding out the hometown mom and pop type establishments. 

Let's keep Highland rural and sleepy.  As we start dialogue and meetings in the township about the direction we are headed, please speak out and let your voice be heard.

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Mountains in Peril by Katheryn Krupa

1/10/2013

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Our beautiful Appalachian mountains are still being pillaged and ruined by mountain top coal mining.  Environmental groups continue to fight this destructive form of mining.  Not only does mountain top mining destroy habitat, it also pollutes the water when all the debris is dumped into rivers and streams, filling them with black slurry. Seeing this in person on my way to Florida was even more disturbing!
Right now, there are dozens of pending permits for new mountaintop removal coal mines in Appalachia.  If these new mines get approved, it will mean more people get sick and more mountains get destroyed.  It's important to let the Obama Administration know we're tired of seeing families get sick from mining pollution and tired of seeing our mountains vanish.
The Sierra Club is fighting for this important cause.  Click on this link to read more:
http://content.sierraclub.org/environmentallaw/category/stopping-mountaintop-removal-and-other-destructive-mining
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