They have also said that a strong voice from the park board is needed in numerous land-use decisions all along the park.

But problems arise from the patchwork approach to growth in a region where hundreds of local communities control land-use decisions.

The panel is also expected to urge municipalities to follow the state's master development plan when making land-use decisions.

Soon the economy began to change as government and business elites were the main people affecting land-use decisions.

This is because many land-use decisions are made at the local level.

Also, most land-use decisions are made by local officials.

But some opponents contend that all land-use decisions should be made by elected officials, in this case the Council.

It has an advisory board that advises the government on land-use decisions.

All of those things can be traced back to poor land-use decisions.

Consider the circuitous path that a land-use decision will take under the new charter.