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Future
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that at some point someone’s going to buy a large parcel of land and want to develop it in dose proximity to the town. I think at that point it may well be too late to try to do some strategic planning. I think you have to do it, hopefully 20 years, before so that when the future comes you’re ready.”
What’s foreseen for Washington’s future? The committee has broken things down into three areas, all of which will most likely be discussed on July 25.
Waste water issue
The first of these, which has been identified as the most pressing matter, is that of waste water management. A special committee has been formed on the subject since it is such a major dilemma and all other problems are thought to hinge on it.
For instance, the possible expansion of town boundaries would require a larger waste water treatment center. Similarly linked is the issue of tourism since a restaurant or Bed & Breakfast use more water than the typical home.
In addition, the current solution for dealing with sewage in town greatly hinders the development of already-existing structures.
“A waste water treatment facility would free up space that you now have to reserve for drain fields. One of the problems Trinity [which had considered moving out of town] had was they owned the lot across the street where they were going to build. Or they could build behind the church in the parking lot,” Mr. Gooch said.
“Those are two awful alternatives because if they built in the parking lot they would have no place to park and everyone who comes to town uses the church parking lot to go to the post office or the cafe.
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