Everywhere we look something new is being built; a house here, a subdivision there. It all adds up. What brings many people here is the rural feel but, ironically, as they come that rural feel disappears a little more for someone who was already here. What is the answer? Unfortunately this is not an old question, it has been around for decades but to date has been without a real solution. Some say stop growth completely, some say have zero regulation and let landowners do as they wish. The answer is somewhere in the middle. Growth will always come and we should accept it and make it work for us. Growth can be our asset with proper management and planning. MWF supports ideas and policies that will allow new development while protecting history and long time residents who deserve to age in place, that deal with immediate growth concerns and most importantly, that deal with the long term issues by creating zoning, ordinance changes and long term checks and balances that will protect Windham in the years to come.