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hand, Buffalo's capital costs can be expected to remain <br />, III stable for the next ten years . <br /> This study underlines the fact that it is fiscally sound <br /> to concentrate growth around areas with existing infrastruc- <br /> ture and to discourage growth on large lots in farming areas. <br /> State support of farmland preservation is a fiscally practi- <br /> cal method to achieve these goals . It enables farmers to re- <br /> sist selling their land for large tract development. As a <br /> second step, it encourages less expensive settlement around <br /> existing infrastructure. Over the long term, farmland pres- <br /> ervation protects an invaluable resource and it helps to pro- <br /> tect farming counties from the onslaught of unplanned growth. <br /> • iii <br />