91-Year-Old Woman in Lawrence Resists Developer

The Kansas City Star ^ | March 19 | Donald Bradley

[Rockpile]

Six children and xxx number of grandchildren and none of them can be bothered to help maintain her house or to take her in.

And the city of Lawrence appraises her hovel for 93 grand.

Integrity abounds doesn’t it?

[HANG THE EXPENSE]

I just knew someone would post that.Good one.

[nickcarraway]

As a conservative, it’s her right to ask for $1 million. It’s her right to not take any offer until it’s worth $93,000 again. I wouldn’t want to live in a country where she would be forced to sell.

[nickcarraway]

I know that they get fixated on principle.

If you can find a single elderly GOP elected official, it would be a miracle.

[Ouderkirk]

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?

[MosesKnows]

an elderly woman is being displaced from her home

An elderly woman is being displaced from her home in exchange for $600,000, which sum is negotiable.

[Daffynition]

I am astonished that you purport to know what is *best* for this elder property owner. To be so clairvoyant, is a gift. It's special. It's Ameritopia

You advance statism for freedom and liberty, then why not just give up the pretense and call yourself a Liberal - Democrat?

Carry on.

[Ouderkirk]

Just amazing....

You seem to be able to read all sorts of things into what I said, instead of reading what I actually said.

I have not advanced statism in any sort.

I have not offered an opinion except take the money, and run.

Stating the obvious, that it appears that this woman is the last of her neighbors to sell her property to this developer. The neighborhood as she knew it is going to change, whether she wants it to or not.

I stated the obvious that the project is going forward with or without her.

I didn’t say that the state should move on eminent domain, I said that they probably will.

I discussed two houses I am familiar with where the owners refused to sell to the company who had purchased all of the neighboring properties and went ahead with their project without/around them and they ended up with nothing but a house in the middle of a chemical plant.

The opinion I offered was that when presented with a choice of 6X the value or taking zero, that 6x was the way to go.

You should pay closer attention instead of muttering alone in the dark about advancing statism.

[goonie4life9]

Of course it is her right (and should always be). It is just interesting that she is playing the race card to try to get it.

[Daffynition]

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.

Continue to promote your Statist philosophy and liberalese rantings....these antiquated documents should be revised to reflect the changing times, anyway......ROFLOL............. that'll get you and Mrs. Bell "40 acres and a mule". To laugh.