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To: John Carragher who wrote (171606)	6/29/2006 3:26:58 PM
From: D. Long	Respond to of 793858

when you upset the area you may be causing some big time problems far away That's the problem with Houston - they paved over the place and it doesn't have sufficient drainage. The entire west side used to be horse pastures and rice paddies. Now it is developed wall to wall. And floods with every light rain. Derek

To: John Carragher who wrote (171606)	6/29/2006 4:40:51 PM
From: Hoa Hao	Respond to of 793858

Problem with Pa is that the counties are weak. Lots of land development issues rest with the local townships. Storm water management is a critical one. Most township Boards of Supervisors and planning commissions start in the hands of the large landowners who feel that toadying to builders maximizes their land values. Eventually, a tipping point is reached where new arrivals in the new sub divisions vote the scoundrels out and try to institute better engineering across the entire spectrum of land use planning. Playing catch up is expensive. Hoahao@Chairmanoftheplanningcommission.com