[Jim Brierley]

I live in a rural area, now an attractive wine growing area with over 40 wineries, I think there were 4 when we bought in '85. I joined the local road advisory committee that gave input to the county road department. I joined because there were things going on that weren't quite right. About a year or so into this, one of the local roads needed paving and widening a bit. The county rep told us it couldn't be widened because there was this tree too close to the road, well it looked more like a bush to me. At some time that night, the tree magically vanished from this earth, problem solved! Public input at its best!