08-07-2008, 02:58 PM
My concern is that the many people have no idea what a CDP is all about. They don't understand that this is normal and standard practice. With a few exceptions, CDP's exist in almost all area from Small Town USA to Mega City USA.
My concern is that many people have always lived under CDP's and never concerned themselves about it because they just never had to work with it, they just did it because it existed.
My concern is that some will think it's a zoning ordinance, building code, health regulations and everything covered under other rules. They don't realize a CDP is a guide to the health of a community, not some absolute this or that.
My concern is that some will read way too much into some specific and isolated words and not step back to see the picture those words represent.
My concern is that some people are afraid that the health of a community as a whole is more important that a few individual wants and desires.
My concern is some will focus on an item or two they disagree with in the CDP, while ignoring the many items they do agree with.
I’m concern that some will not want the CDP because it speaks of things that already exist, but largely ignored. Some just don’t want to abide by society’s rules.
And, I'm concerned hat many are simply panicking because they have never been part of the birth of a CDP and are scared.