http:\/\/www.worldnetdaily.com\/news\/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=45264 <\/a><\/p>\nWhy does the city of Maplewood feel the need to develop part of this area?
Were the residents\/business owners of the area consulted in any way? <\/p>\n
I guess my major problem with this whole issue is the relationship between the municipality and a property owner. Property owners have been trying to do things with property that cities\/towns\/villages have not permitted for years – but the owner would submit a plan\/proposal to the authority for approval, pay the permit fee (assuming the proposal was acceptable, met zoning ordinances, building codes, etc.) and proceed with their plan. This whole idea that a public entity could essentially transfer property ownership between private individuals or organizations is not only a role I don’t consider appropriate for OUR government, taken to a logical extreme it calls into question what the word ‘owner’ means. <\/p>\n
(I didn’t think I was ‘ranting’ the first time, but I’m starting to pick up steam now) <\/p>\n
I like to think if I ‘own’ something one of the things I have a measure of control over is not only who to sell to, but if I even WANT to sell. When I can’t ‘just say no’ where do you go from there? In many ways it seems like the assessed value of a property is a price tag with the county clerk acting like the cashier… <\/p>\n
Where you’ve had a recent history of beginning with questions, I’ll end with one. <\/p>\n
Is the primary role of government to promote the public good or protect individual rights? <\/p><\/blockquote>\n