Public Desires Open Spaces.

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A recent poll of 800 registered voters showed concern for governments' efforts to protect land from development. The majority of those polled wanted their state and local governments to focus more attention on protecting parks and open spaces from development efforts. The poll, which was conducted on behalf of the nonprofit group Trust for Public Land, found that: 1) a majority of voters in both political parties believe that governments at all levels are doing an inadequate job of protecting land; 2) voters also believe that protecting land should be a top priority of government, on par with education and a higher priority than a tax reduction; and 3) many Americans are willing to pay more in...