THE SPRAWL STOPS HERE!
 
How two states curbed land-grabbing development
 
Featuring former governors Christine Todd Whitman and Parris N. Glendening
 
Connecticut faces relentless pressure to develop its remaining fields, forests and farms. Each day, according to one survey, 45 acres fall to development. Other states have faced the same problem. Two governors who took dramatic action to preserve their rural landscapes will address the issue at the next Hartford Courant Key Issues Forum. Former New Jersey Gov. Christine Todd Whitman preserved one million acres of farmland and open space in the nation’s most densely populated state before becoming Secretary of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Former Maryland Gov. Parris N. Glendening created innovative incentives, since copied in more than a dozen states, to stop sprawl and revive town centers.
 
Thursday, July 13, 2006
8 a.m. to 9:15 a.m.
Christ Church Cathedral Auditorium
45 Church Street, Hartford


Registration and continental breakfast begin at 7:15 a.m.
 
HOST: Bob Schrepf, Hartford Courant Editorial Page Editor
MODERATOR: Tom Condon, Hartford Courant Place Editor
 
To reserve a seat for this forum at $15 per person, make your check payable to “The Hartford Courant” and mail check to: Key Issues Forum, The Hartford Courant, Corporate Affairs Department, 285 Broad Street, Hartford, CT 06115. There are several parking garages and lots within walking distance of the cathedral. If you have questions, call The Hartford Courant at (860) 241-3614.

Key Issues has built a reputation as a place where the region’s business, political, education and community leaders come together for discussion of critical issues facing Greater Hartford. Shouldn’t you be part of it?
 

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