Much fodder has been tossed around regarding those who oppose wildlife overpasses and their belief in conspiracies that it will eventually lead to control over land use. While this is simply fact, here is another addition that supports the eventual goal of control over land use. Yellowstone to Yukon (Y2Y) hired Jodi Hilty in 2015 as President and Chief Scientist. Ms. Hilty is noted for her scientific work to help expand a national park, guiding polices for Path of the Pronghorn, connectivity, and scientific need for expanded land protections. She has also "...worked to connect and protect large ecosystems globally." Ms. Hilty's involvement in land use control goes deep. In this paper from 2014, Ms. Hilty co-authored, "Guidelines and Incentives for Conservation Development in Local Land-Use Regulations". That title says it all, "local land use regulations". The first sentence in the abstract, "Effective conservation of biological diversity on private lands will require changes in land-use policy and development practice." essentially negating any conspiracy theory about the eventual goal of land use control, control that will be accomplished through land-use policies such as comprehensive plans. Every citizen must keep a close eye on their comprehensive plans, especially when they are being updated. Watch for language that is vague, clustered or restricted development, conservation, green spaces, growth boundaries, regulated use of private property, any language that insinuates progression towards restricted or highly regulated land use policies. Create a citizen advisory group whose task it is to provide continued monitoring of land use plans and codes. If the time comes for comprehensive plan updates, the group must thoroughly examine the language, what was removed, what was added, then create their own plan based on what the community wants. This must be presented to the elected officials as a citizen guided plan for any changes. Don't forget, these planning folks create the plan and present it to you as a done deal. It is not a done deal, you as citizens have the right to make the final decision on how your community looks, and managed.
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