Do You Know What Your Neighbor Said?

Marketers will tell you 'word of mouth' is the best advertising money can buy. A psychologist just wants to get you talking. Everybody has an opinion, and, as you mature, you start to realize that there is often more than one right answer to any given question. On this, we should all agree.

We've been listening to you Orting. Your emails, phone calls, exhaustive meetings on the subject of what would be the result of giving everybody in the community - EVERYBODY - equal access and equal input into anything you deem 'news'.

News is, after all, 'information about recent and important events; as in, "they awaited news of the outcome"'. We're not going to help define the words 'important' and 'events' because, once more, those words are completely subjective to the person whose claimed them. What's important to me isn't necessarily important to you and so on....

The fact is 'News' is what you think it is. As a community our 'collective conscience' can be laid out, person by person, giving his or her input into whatever they deem news. We're happy to say, Orting understands this.

A recent post by resident Ed Turner posed the question, "How can we go about advancing with the times, while maintaining a small town feel?"

We've posted this on your Orting News Blog giving you the chance to know what your neighbor said.

Patty writes: I agree that the addition of taxable income from an entity such as Nestle is a necessity for a small town. Doing it in a responsible manner is the key. I think that there is the ability (brain power) here to do so. For those who complain about traffic generated by such a facility, it is far less traffic than that generated by the large housing development otherwise proposed.
In addition, an Urban Growth Area that should be considered is the area near the Hobart-Baxter plant and Lions field. That makes a lot of sense as it is along the highway, easy access to city amenities (water/sewer) and is an area that is already frequently used for community functions. As there pre-exitsts a commercial facility in that area, it makes much more sense than taking existing farmland and turning it into commercial real estate.
Having an area set aside for a little light industry (tax base) that doesn't interfere so much with our ability to get around our small town will also help to protect and preserve the character of Orting. That's much better than having it in the heart of town.

While Noreen says: Did no one notice that Gratzer Landing pulled out? The signs are gone!

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