The water business is a funny business -- or should we say monkey business.
In Saratoga, the long running debate has been over the plus/minus analysis of constructing a government-sponsored pipeline down the middle of the county. The anti camp claims this project will do nothing more than induce more sprawl. The pro side claims that it will do nothing more than induce more sprawl.
Scratchhhhhhhhh......
Yes, that's about the size of it: the difference of opinion really comes down to a question of whether sprawl is a good thing or not! Now, does anyone around here still think there's a chance of ever seeing REAL regional planning in this area when we can't even come to a consensus on sprawl?
Now come news of a different kind of water controversy in the Spa City. It is now known that those pricey mineral baths at the Saratoga Spa State Park do not contain 100% pure mineral water. Instead, the private sector operator of the complex has admitted that it mixes in good old fashioned tap water. To some, this is akin to the dishonest barkeep that adds H2O to the bottles of gin and vodka sitting on his shelves.
Not to mention those bottles of designer water we all look so kewl drinking. Read the labels closely---most are nothing more than tap water themselves!
Maybe having a water well in your back yard will soon be equivalent to striking black gold in Texas.
In Saratoga, the long running debate has been over the plus/minus analysis of constructing a government-sponsored pipeline down the middle of the county. The anti camp claims this project will do nothing more than induce more sprawl. The pro side claims that it will do nothing more than induce more sprawl.
Scratchhhhhhhhh......
Yes, that's about the size of it: the difference of opinion really comes down to a question of whether sprawl is a good thing or not! Now, does anyone around here still think there's a chance of ever seeing REAL regional planning in this area when we can't even come to a consensus on sprawl?
Now come news of a different kind of water controversy in the Spa City. It is now known that those pricey mineral baths at the Saratoga Spa State Park do not contain 100% pure mineral water. Instead, the private sector operator of the complex has admitted that it mixes in good old fashioned tap water. To some, this is akin to the dishonest barkeep that adds H2O to the bottles of gin and vodka sitting on his shelves.
Not to mention those bottles of designer water we all look so kewl drinking. Read the labels closely---most are nothing more than tap water themselves!
Maybe having a water well in your back yard will soon be equivalent to striking black gold in Texas.
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