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can be repeated or modified in any year should the present or future Boards see fit or circumstances at the time so dictate. The Ordinances establishing Agricultural and Forestal Districts, on the other hand, become “carved in stone” for eight long years (or more) and, once approved, are beyond the reach of local government and the voters. We do not elect Supervisors to surrender the modest amount of local authority left us but to safeguard, in our behalf, as much local authority as was handed down to them. If they are determined to continue forming these Districts, they should at the very least restrict their approval to four years into the uncertain and unknown future.
2. The LUV Ordinance is subject to public debate and public input each year because of the normal budget process. But the Agricultural and Forestal District, once approved, continue in existence for an additional eight years and another eight years and so on, if the Supervisors do absolutely nothing, not even consult with the Planning Commission or the Advisory Committee or the public in hearings. Doing nothing, as we know, can sometimes be a very attractive political choice and, if this is the choice made, the Agricultural and Forestal Districts continue forever. The Act says, “If the local governing body does not act (to review between 4 and 8 years) or if a modification of a district is rejected, the District shall
Correction
Due to a typographical error in the October 20 issue, we reported the age of Lucy Thornhill as 87. She is 77. Also, Thornhill lives at “Jerico” and not at “Thom Ridge Farm'’ as reported.
The News regrets the errors.
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