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Instant City Weirdos Square Off Against Rural Weirdos
By Gerard Oh | Dealer staff writer    Wed, Dec 28, 2005
 

SAN MAR GALE? - Amid rolling hills and valleys in rural Warren County, William Hines and Daniel Griffin want to open a can of instant city mix.

Dubbed San Mar Gale, the planned community calls for over 2,000 homes and 400 town homes to be developed out of nothing. 

Supporters call the planned community an improvement over hodge-podge development. Opponents, calling the plan "Not-so-Pleasantville", fear environmental impact on forests and rivers.

In answer to critics, "We know what we're doing. After all, we've  hired 40 of the best golf course designers in the country to plan our country club, er, San Mar Gale," said Hines, of Indian Hill.

"I don't want to ruffle any feathers up there. They're going to be our neighbors for 30 years, whether they like it or not."

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