THIS! Christine

K, not a song title but it should be.

I think better under the influence. Unrestrained by trifling details, like morality and, well reason. I can come up with the most outrageious solutions to any problem.

There's a saying in the writing community KISS (keep it simple stupid)... under the influence I boil all of the worlds problems down to its simplest form.

So there's been much discussion in the last week about our community's future... where we'll be in 50 years. There were some fairly grandiose visions, and there's nothing wrong with that, but when it comes to municipal planning you really don't need to project modern advancements so much as you need to stick the basics of urban human needs (KISS). To that end I put the kybosh on facilities for electric cars and a mega mall (with a proposed population of 10k). People need, (we're talking urban here), a transportation facility, (roads). Water (preferably potable). And sewer. If you plan those three things well, the growth of the town will rarely have major impact on the quality of life. In other words if you plan well for a population of 10 thousand in the year 2050, it really doesn't matter if you reach the goal or not. You've accomadated for the growth in your plan.

Many didn't want to hear this mundane approach when they were hip deep in hover cars, and vertical parking (as if???) and yet, it's nice, in the scotch buzz, to be right every now and again.

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