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Norvell Emerson: But the problem is, the problem that I have is that there was no community involvement whatsoever during the 2-year…

On the recordJuly 15, 1997
But the problem is, the problem that I have is that there was no community involvement whatsoever during the 2-year process that they were trying to make this designation, I suppose because there is really no authorization for it.
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Norvell Emerson
Republican · Missouri

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Discussing community involvement in land designation processes.

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