10-11-2016, 01:56 PM
(10-11-2016, 12:18 PM)Owen Wrote:(10-11-2016, 10:23 AM)danbrotherston Wrote: @Markster Exactly what I said, "private interests trumping public good".
What exactly do you propose as an alternative... that the govt expropriate the property from the owner and hand it over to the developer? Don't get me wrong - I agree it's a shame - the owner is being greedy, and his Karma is that he'll end up with nothing as nothing can be developed (that justifies a much higher price per acre) on a 19' strip of land - but I have a hard time seeing where the 'private interests trump public good' argument leads... ?
I am not implying any particular alternative or solution here. This is far more of a deep conversation than belongs here. But as you agree, that doesn't make my statement any less true. I would generally like to see this happen less often.