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La Pine North: Two Futures, Deborah A. Howe, William A. Rabiega
La Pine North: Two Futures, Deborah A. Howe, William A. Rabiega
Center for Urban Studies Publications and Reports
This paper provides a vision of how accommodating such high growth may affect one rural residential area of the county, La Pine North. It will first draw a profile of La Pine North as it exists currently. Then, two possible futures for that space and its residents will be depicted. These futures represent the minimal and the most radical responses to the present and intensifying problem of nitrate/nitrogen pollution of ground water in the area. The "Restricted Growth" scenario assumes that the only response to the pollution problem will be the requirement of sand filter septic systems for replacement and …