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ty. Fuel, feed prices, fertilizer, and production costs continue to rise, while the value of what we produce stays stagnant or drops drastically as evidenced by the dip in recent cattle prices. The ftiture certainly looks grim for producers when you analyze the effect of Packer controlled "Captive Supplies” and free trade agreements that are in place with many countries that produce food at lower production costs and safety standards that we as a country cannot compete with.

What this ultimately means is that if we want our county to remain as rural and unspoiled as possible, then we must look at alternative uses that are of low impact, yet financially feasible to land owners. 1 feel this conference center, situated on approximately 800 acres, would do just that. In reality, I fee) that it would have minimal negative impact on his neighbors and would enhance surrounding property values, not diminish them. While the Inn at Little Washington is controversial to

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