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Yep, makes me shake my head to see how dysfunctional my State (CT) has become, although many are just as bad. One side says, "We need to preserve open space and farmland!" So you get Development Rights purchase programs. Nothing wrong with that. And you get the State buying an old dairy farm to add to a large state forest in a nearby town (Plainfield) -- like other state forests, they continue to lease out the tilled land so it stays in production. Nothing wrong with that. And of course, they look at soring crime rates in the urban centers, and stand up and say these kids need jobs. Nothing wrong with that. Then they give Lowe's a big tax deal...to build in the middle of a cornfield in a town they're also spending money to buy development rights and expand state forests. And while people in the country appreciate the jobs, they're driving from 30 miles around to provide a "jobs shed" to them...hmmmm, couldn't have built that in Hartford re-using old industrial land and having your whole workforce in walking distance? The Towns can be just as bad...in Plainfield, while the State's buying farmland on one side for preservation, the Town is changing the zoning on the adjacent farmland from "Residential / Agricultural" to "Industrial" so they can build warehouses -- so you'll end up with warehouses abutting a state forest. All I can do sometimes is roll my eyes.
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