Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 139, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 June 1917 — Co-operation In Planning. [ARTICLE]

Co-operation In Planning.

If one town succeeds in relocating or depressing or elevating a railroad, the adjacent towns have to plan to conform. If a railroad station is located near the border of a town the nearby streets and car lines in the next town are altered to fit. A good park on the edge of one community, has a strong influence on the park situation of the adjacent community. Bad housing “just over the line” brings up serious planning .problems. Different planning laws and restrictions in towns which border on one another give rise to all sorts of complications and unfairness. Of two towns side by side, where one Is conscientiously interested in the appearance of its streets and buildings and the other Is not, the latter soon finds Itself at a considerable disadvantage. Everything Is to be gained by co-operation in planning. Waste is bound-to ensue without it. 1