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A couple of quotes in the paper earlier this month caught my attention because they came from the mouths of local politicians, yet sounded so strangely right. “In today’s world, with all the pressure on growth and development, it’s not prudent to require large lot development,” said Kern County Supervisor Ray Watson. “We have to be smarter about how we utilize our land as a resource,” chimed in Supervisor Mike Maggard. Yes! And double YES! Too bad they were using the right words to justify the wrong kind of development. They approved quarter-acre lots on about 79 acres in western Rosedale that leapfrogs past similar suburban developments out into “ranchette” land. This is the first of a four-part development, the rest of which is set to come back to the board soon. This is Kern County being more prudent and smarter? Than what? Plopping hundreds of acres of sprawl even farther out? This is the first of the 13 projects that were...
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