SUN JOURNAL • May 7, 2023
It’s not just the rural character of Auburn’s outskirts that may change, along with the recreational and hunting opportunities that make this city a wonderful place to live. If the City Council turns the AGRP Zone into a large-lot residential zone, the taxes of every Auburn citizen will go up. And as land values rise — as surely they will, once residential development is allowed in the zone — farmers and woodlot owners who have called Auburn’s rural neighborhoods home may well find themselves priced off of their land. ~ Jane Costlow, member, Auburn’s Conservation Working Group