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YOUR VOICE 2007 EDITORIAL BOARD William Curtis Archdeacon, PE, PLS Consultant Highlands Ranch, CO Brian Cullen Senior Land Development Manager Westrum Development Company Fort Washington, PA Gordon Feller CEO Urban Age Institute San Rafael, CA Lou Ann Frederick CFO/Principal Hall & Foreman, Inc. Irvine, CA Dave Garland Vice President – Acquisitions & Land Development Hansen PSC, Inc. Menlo Park, CA Rod Johnston Director of Planning and Development Mountain Air Burnsville, NC Terry Mock Sustainable Development Consultant Tree of Life Palm Beach, FL Joseph P. Nicolette Vice President and Director for Natural Resource Liability and Asset Management CH2M HILL Atlanta, GA Skip Preble President Land Analytics, LLC San Antonio, TX Leo Pierre Roy Director, Environmental and Energy Services Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc. Watertown, MA Jorge Vanegas, PhD Director of the Center for Housing and Urban Development College of Architecture Texas A & M University College Station, TX George Vorsheim Vice President Environment One Niskayuna, NY Sustainable Land Development Today 275 East 10th, Suite 200 Dubuque, IA 52001 Phone: 888-388-8787 Fax: 360-343-2341 www.LandDevelopmentToday.com The Readers Respond Balancing People, Planet, and Profit June 2007 Considering the many challenges that land developers are encountering these days when planning a project, from regulatory items like new municipal ordinances and environmental issues, to typical concerns like the rising cost of land and construction, simultaneously satisfying the many stakeholders involved in our projects force us to continue learning new methods and trying new technologies. This magazine and the Land Development Breakthroughs (LDB) Best Practice Conferences have become a benchmark that, to me, have transformed these new ideas from weird, strange, and different, into unique, amazing, and beautiful. As a group of people, we developers are diverse and represent all walks of life; but we are very much the same in that we share an appreciation for the original and unusual. For the past few years, Futurus’ magazine and events have educated our industry in revolutionary ideas that are essential for the continuity of our work. Providing us with new tools to actively respond to the rapid changes that surrounds us. Concepts that may be considered difficult to obtain, like combining the natural landscape with the mechanically aspects of our developments, are explained. Managing stormwater in a unique manner were the land topography can be naturally used (i.e. rain gardens) instead of using of manholes and piping is so simple that, for most of us, is sometimes still so difficult to comprehend. But if I tell you that will reduce cost, enhance values, increase profits, and will be save haven for our mother earth what will you think then? Developers and related professionals are the ones to implement the latest innovations and need to be leadingedge thinkers of important land issues like global warming, high cost of construction, and land acquisition to provide the world’s families with affordable sustainable homes for generations to come. If you still haven't jump in the boat I recommend you to attend one of Futurus Communications Best Practice Conferences. You will have a blast and will learn of new ideas – like those illustrated by Rick Harrison – that will blow your mind. I attended the conference in New Orleans and I consider myself proud to be part of the land development community that is truly concerned and educated on balancing the needs of people, planet, and profit. Andrés Mújica O'Neill, Chief Executive Officer Duan Le & Mújica, LLC, Prairieville, LA Send us your 2¢! This section is dedicated to comments from our readers Reader responses to articles in Sustainable Land Development Today are encouraged and may be sent via mail or email (Editor@LandDevelopmentToday.com), or online through LandDevelopmentToday.com. Mailing address: Sustainable Land Development Today, Attention: Editor, 275 East 10th St. Suite 200, Dubuque, IA 52001 © Entire contents copyright 2007, Land Development Today, LLC. No portion of this publication may be reproduced in any form without written permission of the publisher. Views expressed by the bylined contributors do not necessarily represent the opinion of the publisher. 8 September 2007 Sustainable Land Development Today http://www.LandDevelopmentToday.com http://LandDevelopmentToday.com http://www.LandDevelopmentToday.com

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Sustainable Land Development Today - September 2007 Contents Our Voice: Teaching and Learning Your Voice: Reader Response Editorial Board A 52-Mile Taking Fiber to the Front Doors of America Educators Incorporating Sustainability Land Planning: The Truth about Sprawl Irrigation: Communication Key Wastewater: Many Challenges Determine Sewer Options Regulation: Changing by State, Region, and Municipality Risk Management: Construction Defect Claims Recommended Reading Products/Services Showcase Advertiser Index Calendar Classifieds The Last Word

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