I read with interest yesterday’s N&R editorial on the City of Greensboro’s proposed 514-page land development ordinance. The editorial presents a balanced view of the ordinance before finally declaring the “more people know, the better. And the likelier they are to feel ownership of the new rules we’ll grow by.” Sounds like an endorsement to me.

The N&R also says the “ordinance also rightly links land use and transportation by encouraging high-density developments such as apartment and condominium complexes near access to major roads and to public transit,” which I said last week would only create a more politically-correct form of urban sprawl.

But the editorial also addressed proposed limitations on the expansion of churches and schools in neighborhoods. It’s a touchy subject here in Fisher Park, where two major churches are seeking to expand both parking and facilties to the chagrin of neighborhood residents. Some times they work it out, sometimes they don’t.

But if the city limits growth of churches, then they’ll have no choice but to build on the outskirts of town. And that will help contribute to the very urban sprawl the city planners —- and city council candidates —- say they wish to prevent.