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growth around the current villages, could be a start.
A conservation easement is a legally binding recorded interest in property that gives a qualified public or private agency the right to prohibit any use, subdivision, or development that is contrary to the conservation purposes spelled out in the easement deed. Conservation easements are used to protect agricultural land, land of ecological importance and open spaces. Landowners may be permitted to deduct the fair market value of easements from their income for tax purposes.
The transfer of development rights (TDRs) has been defined as a program that allows landowners to transfer the right to develop one parcel of land to a different parcel of land to prevent farmland conversion. TDR programs establish “sending areas” where land is to be protected by agricultural conservation easements and “receiving areas” where land may be developed at a higher density than would otherwise be allowed by local zoning. Land owners in the sending area sell development rights to landowners in the receiving area, generally through the private market. When the development rights are sold on a parcel, a conservation easement is recorded and enforced by the local government. In some cases, local governments may establish a “TDR bank” to buy and sell development rights.
The above could be the way to concentrate any growth in the villages. The villages would be where most people would live, work, play, shop and socialize. Tax incentives could draw agriculturally or nature oriented businesses to the villages, providing for local employment. All this might limit the use of automobiles for every little task. If you lived in a village, you could walk to most everything.
Is all this realistic? Or
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