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• <br /> September 28, 1987 <br /> Page Six <br /> have two potential impacts upon the regional economy. First, new jobs, <br /> especially lower paying jobs, provide employment for those entering the <br /> labor force. Second, Madison, a regional employment center, has <br /> increasingly drawn more labor into the county from adjacent counties. <br /> This project will increase that trend. <br /> The RPC staff also highlights another potential economic advantage. <br /> Because of the opening of this store, greater competition will occur <br /> which will increase the selection of goods and result in lower prices of <br /> goods. <br /> Therefore, the economic benefits for the Dane County community as a <br /> whole, including Madison, are considerable and cannot be ignored in this <br /> discussion. <br /> 6. In conclusion, would it be fair to reject this proposed rezoning? <br /> The Mineral Point Road interchange on the West Beltline is the only <br /> interchange which has not been fully developed commercially. It is true <br /> that the County's Farmland Preservation Act and its Regional Development <br /> Guide discourages urban development on agricultural land. However, page <br /> 58 of the Guide states: <br /> Where productive agricultural land lies within or adjacent to <br /> an Urban Service Area, in the path of future community growth, <br /> it is not practical nor realistic to expect the land to remain <br /> • <br /> permanently in agriculture. <br /> This is a modest proposal which will fulfill a great consumer need but <br /> will not generate the same degree of traffic or effluent problems which <br /> other commercial developments in the area would lead to. <br /> It would not be equitable for this project to go down the drain because <br /> of a long-standing political dispute between the Town of Middleton and <br /> the City of Madison. The key issue for you to decide is whether this <br /> proposed rezoning is in the best interest of Dane County as a whole. We <br /> feel confident that after considering this entire matter that you will <br /> agree with our position that it is. <br /> Sincerely, <br /> CHtR`ISTOPHER LAW OFFICES, S.C. <br /> Michael R. Christopher <br /> MRC:cbr <br /> Enclosures <br /> MRC2:10Menard <br />