See? This is why I only have one kid.
Just to give you an idea of the fun I've been having (and to shamelessly troll for readership for my new blog), here's my latest entry:
There are few people in Milton more knowledgeable or passionate on the subject of Milton's sprawl problem than gallery owner and ex-council candidate Peter Haight. What he knows hasn't made him any happier, but it does make him fascinating to talk to. If a bit... discouraging.
For those of you who don't live here, Sargent Farms is a chicken processing plant located right beside Sixteen Mile Creek in the middle of downtown Milton. Next door to a pub. Every day, large trucks full of live chickens drive into town and truck loads of dead chickens drive out - all through the heart of our historic downtown.
By all accounts they are good corporate citizens and a fairly major employer, even though most of their employees are from out of town. And I'm sure it was perfectly reasonable for them to be where they are when they first set up shop - back in the 1940s! Today, I'm sure even they would agree that it's ridiculous.
Trouble is, solving the problem would require two things that are in pitifully short supply with our town council:
1) money, and
2) the willingness to admit that there is a problem
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