This is very important, especially to those of us in Iowa, where we are
witnessing the best farmland in the world being destroyed by highway-induced
urban sprawl. (Our farmland does not require irrigation, unlike
California's Central Valley.)
Tom Mathews,
Des Moines
In a message dated 6/22/2012 5:33:13 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
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Date: June 21, 2012 2:26:23 PM CDT
To: Scott Banbury <[log in to unmask] (mailto:[log in to unmask]) >
Cc: Dennis Lynch <[log in to unmask] (mailto:[log in to unmask]) >, "Sue
A. Williams" <[log in to unmask] (mailto:[log in to unmask]) >
Subject: Re: Landmark ruling for major highway projects
Let's talk about leveraging this for our projects.
Steven Sondheim
On Jun 21, 2012, at 12:34 PM, Scott Banbury <[log in to unmask]
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