The problem with governments getting involved, is the inevitable policy creep.
We have a quarter with a creek, the county designated the portion around the creek as an environmental reserve before we bought it. That means no farming, no pasturing, no tree cutting, no improvements, no buildings, just let it grow into a fire hazard. The remainder of the property is very productive farmland. And that is fine, the creek requires protection. It is a reasonable compromise.
Now, a group of fisherman have a report out and are lobbying the county for more protection. One of their recommendations is to extend the policies of that environmental reserve out to almost 2 km. That would make this entire quarter worthless, another entire quarter of ours same( which is all high land), another rented quarter or two the same. And we have 4 more quarters right on the edge of that propsed reserve that with some more policy creep could find themselves in the same situation.
We have a quarter with a creek, the county designated the portion around the creek as an environmental reserve before we bought it. That means no farming, no pasturing, no tree cutting, no improvements, no buildings, just let it grow into a fire hazard. The remainder of the property is very productive farmland. And that is fine, the creek requires protection. It is a reasonable compromise.
Now, a group of fisherman have a report out and are lobbying the county for more protection. One of their recommendations is to extend the policies of that environmental reserve out to almost 2 km. That would make this entire quarter worthless, another entire quarter of ours same( which is all high land), another rented quarter or two the same. And we have 4 more quarters right on the edge of that propsed reserve that with some more policy creep could find themselves in the same situation.
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