--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, bob_brigante <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Alex Stanley" > <j_alexander_stanley@> wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jim_flanegin" <jflanegi@> > wrote: > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "george_deforest" > > > <george.deforest@> wrote: > > > > people here on FFL seem to be jumping to the conclusion that > > > > Vedic City is automatically "wrong" for this aggressiveness. > > > > (just like the grand-standing county supervisors want you to) > > > > > > > They ARE automatically wrong. They should pay the farmer what he > is > > > asking, or if they deem his price above market value, then they > wait. > > > The insidious thing about eminent domain seizures is that they > create > > > a precedent that can then be exercised more loosely next time the > city > > > wants to annex land. And please give me a break- I've seen > pictures of > > > the booming metropolis of so called Vedic "City", and they > honestly > > > don't need more land, and won't for quite a while...:-) > > > > This situation is EXACTLY the kind of PR nightmare the community > > doesn't need. They should pay the guy what he wants for his > property. > > Or, better yet, buy acreage for a city park within VC. Is there some > > legal reason why VC can't pull their eminent domain stunt against > > Global Country, which owns hundreds and hundreds of undeveloped > acres > > inside VC? > > > > > ************** > > > The real reason VC wants the land is to stop the guy from building a > hog lot on his farm: > > "Palm, who met with the supervisors in March about the process of > building a hog confinement, confirmed this morning that he is > pursuing a confinement and has contacted the Department of Natural > Resources, as well as a contractor. > "The bottom line is we believe that the whole process is to > stop our progression with the farming operation," Ron Palm said." > > today's Fairfield Ledger: http://tinyurl.com/28z6bl
Thanks, Bob. That puts the story into an entirely different perspective.
