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Dane line in the New Glarus and Belleville areas. The east side of Argue Rd. already has three subdivisions. A fourth subdivision, comprising twenty additional lots is under construction less than a mile south of the entry to the proposed course. For Argue Rd., between Green Co. W and State 69, farming has ceased to be an issue of concern for land use conflicts. It is 100% grain, primarily soybean/corn rotation, with the concomitant pesticide, herbicide, and high concentration fertilizer usage of modern agriculture, but minimal impact on traffic patterns. 7. The proposed golf course is posited as a means of providing an ongoing income from the property, as an alternative to sale of the parcels for residential development, which would be in keeping with the surrounding properties. The immediately adjoining landholders have posted no objection to the presence of a golf course. The Village of Belleville, when asked by Dane Co. to comment on the presence of a golf course within its extra territorial jurisdiction, approved it without reserve, particularly since no facility of its type exists in close proximity to Belleville. 8. The principals of the Argue-ment Golf course will be living on the site, drawing their water from the aquifer and working on the facility. I cannot think of a more personally committed identification with the environment. In that context, environmental degradation is personally life threatening. We indicated in our original application and reiterated in the follow up materials provided both staff and committee membership in May 1998 that we were willing to compromise to some extent on the "perfection" of the appearance of the course in order to minimize the impact on the environment, by pesticide, herbicide and fertilizer. Based upon our experience in establishing portions of the course in Green Co. to date, our utilization of chemicals and fertilizers will be a fraction of what would have been used in the cropping of the same ground. That is our environmental commitment! This is our home, not just our business. In addition, there is the rural lifestyle commitment to the neighbor. You protect and improve your neighbor's property and business! 9. Utilization of the Dane Co. parcels as defined for the Argue-ment golf course would also preclude development of housing units in the Green Co portion of the course, because of the design considerations of the course layout. As noted in our response to staff comment, provided to the committee and to staff in May 1998, additional wholly owned properties in Green Co. will be treated with a right of first refusal for purposes of future acquisition by the corporation formed by the principals to operate the course. That will serve to limit housing development on an additional 55 acres, within Green Co. 10. If the Dane Co. parcels are not available to the Argue-ment golf course, the Green county side of the course will realize the potential of multiple lots for rural residential development. Given the damage done to the design of the course by the lack of the Dane Co parcels, these lots will be essential to the economic life of the principals of Argue-ment golf and will be offered for building use to the full extent of Green Co regulations.