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I don’t understand your position here.

I am not being self righteous...I am pointing out simple facts. I understand this old woman’s position. She has her little house and she doesn’t want to move out. She’s happy where she is. Under the current situation.

That is about to change. The neighbors have sold out, and this project is going forward with or without her.

I drive by two houses surrounded by a chemical plant, because I work in that plant. The elderly folks who refused to sell to the company when they built their facility 20 odd years ago got nothing. They they had their house, and great for them, they stood on principle, but in the end, the company built their plant around them and rendered their properties worthless. Once the plant went into production, these people wanted to sell at the previously offered price and the company declined since they didn’t need/or want their property any longer. What did they gain? Nothing. The project went ahead despite their intransigence.

This project is going forward, with or without her. I am not cheerleading on this, merely stating a fact. Right now, this is not being done with eminent domain, I would imagine that they will go the eminent domain route (in light of Kelo) in which case she gets the $93K instead of $600K. I am merely stating fact.

Where is the line between standing on principle and foolishness?