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Norvell Emerson: However, Mr. Chairman, first of all, the buffer zone, which was much larger than the core area which would be designated…

On the recordJuly 15, 1997
However, Mr. Chairman, first of all, the buffer zone, which was much larger than the core area which would be designated by the Park Service and other land management people, is private land for the most part. I can assure the gentleman that not one local official, and there are no zoning Commissions in my particular part of Missouri, but the presiding commissioners of the counties involved, as well as local citizens, were not alerted, not asked for their opinion whatsoever.
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Norvell Emerson
Republican · Missouri

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Discussing local concerns regarding land management decisions in Missouri.

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