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Originally posted by bluecrab
Hey Giggles! It was a lovely dinner, but I'm sure that it wasn't near as posh as Miss Julie's little $250.00 a plate bash! 
I personally think that it is about time that someone talked about economic development in this County that didn't have anything to do with the Navy Base! Why not start with the farmers? Isn't that what everyone seems to want? To save the "rural integrity"of the County. To save the farm lands? There is only one way to do that, and that is to save the farmers, and I know of at least 10 farming families that would be highly insulted by your assessment that there are only 2 farmers left in the county.
If I have to hear the incumbent commissioners say "BRAC" one more time I'll puke! Yes, supporting the base is important, as they are our main source of employment; but don't you think it is time to develop other alternatives for people who are either not capable, or have no desire to work in DOD industires?
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Alright... I'll admit... there's more than two ok. I'm just talking about down this way... south of Lexington Park... there are just mainly two people that have taken over the industry of farming... and preserving what they can. Economic development besides the base... well if he wants to do something for development he needs to come up with a better angle then trying to have a crop for southern maryland. In this state we've been paying people not to farm... now why would they go back to it? I have no problem with saving the farm lands and not developing them. But I do not see his little plan of us haivng something like in Idaho with the potato happening. Keep Dreaming!