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NORTH CAROLINA STATE UBRAffV 



RALEIGH 



University of North Carolina 

 Sea Grant Program 



NEWSLETTER 



DECEMBER, 1975 



1235 Burlington Laboratories 

 NCSU, Raleigh, N.C. 27607 Tel: (919) 737-2U5U 



What do you want for 

 your county's future? 

 Heavy development? No 

 development? Some- 

 thing in between? 



Robert N. Elliott 



On coastal land use: 



It's time to speak up 



A lot of folks these days are saying that government has gotten 

 too big. The individual, some would tell you, just doesn't have much 

 say about how things are run anymore. 



That may be true in some places and some aspects of life. But in 

 coastal North Carolina, the individual is getting his chance. In fact, 

 in the next few months, he can voice views that could shape the 

 future of his county and the quality of life for years to come. 



Coastal citizens will have a chance to speak out on whether their 

 town or county should keep a rural atmosphere, whether lands 

 should be used for factories and how many people they think should 

 eventually live in their area. 



When they give their views on these and other questions, coastal 

 residents will be participating in land use planning or coastal area 

 management. That sounds pretty complicated. But simply put, it's 

 sitting down today and deciding what you want your town or county 

 to be like tomorrow. And it's basing those decisions on the ability of 

 the area's natural resources to support growth. 



Planning in the state's coastal counties got underway months ago 

 and already citizens have played a vital role. The state legislature 



(See "It's," page 3) 



