Why should development be allowed outside the existing urban areas?
The Broughton lumber mill site is the only industrial site in the National Scenic Area zoned Commercial Recreation. The site already heavily disturbed and developed containing more than 40 buildings and structures, totaling over 244,000 square feet in addition to 11.5 acres of pavement. Allowing this former industrial site to be redeveloped would actually reduce the amount of development and improve scenic conditions at this high profile location. An economic impact analysis previously determined that the economies of surrounding urban areas would be helped by the project, consistent with the second purpose of the Act.
