Guest Opinion

Don’t generalize in Stafford

By Art Fiala

, Mar 27, 2008, Updated Oct 30, 2009 (6 Reader comments)

In response to the opinion piece in the Tidings that made reference to “pavers and savers” in the Stafford area, it is offensive to my family to be called “pavers.”

We happen to believe the best course of action in the rural Stafford area is to develop the now non-productive farmland into an environmentally friendly living space close to the metropolitan area of Portland.

Our grandparents first bought their 60 acres on Johnson Road in 1906, and members of the family still live there. The land was once highly productive, supporting crops of hay, vegetables, fruit trees and the raising of livestock.

It now lays dormant because of poor soil conditions and the lack of profitability of raising small crops. Our family has 60 beautiful acres but can not make a living working the land. We are not able do anything else with it, either, because of the current building restrictions.

We love the beauty of the Stafford area and have continued to respect and admire it as a family for more than 100 years.

We think it would be best for the community to develop this area.

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