It would alter water rights, give tourists access to private property, create a new taxation district and prohibit new septic systems and burials on private land, she said. She told them the designation would forbid landowners to build sheds, drill wells, or use fertilizers and pesticides. She collected addresses from a list of voters and spent $1,300 sending a packet denouncing the proposed heritage area to 1,498 farmers and ranchers. Grulkowski set about blowing up that effort with everything she had. Sign up for The Morning newsletter from the New York Times
