Neighbors tell zoning board Fulton Ridge would change rural character
Local residents and multigenerational landowners told the Clay County BZA the Fulton Ridge plan would fragment farmland and alter rural character; petition signers and longtime residents urged the board to preserve agricultural landscapes and enforce existing code.
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A recurring theme at the Fulton Ridge hearing was neighborhood character. Multiple longtime residents described generational ties to farmland, the value of intact pasture and prairie, and the ecosystem services productive fields provide. Speakers said converting an 80-acre tract into 19 small lots would fragment contiguous agricultural land, increase trespass and change daily rural life.
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