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To: Sarastro

When I moved to Mahwah 25 years ago these "rules" did not exist in our town. I agree that if people want to do the "ultra rigid" anal retentive thing that they should buy into communities that have restrictive deeds and covenants.

We moved to Mahwah largely because it was the only "non-yuppie" town in the area. As a matter of fact the realtor referred to it as the "chicken farmer" town.

The property at the time was heavily wooded but also extremely overgrown with trumpet vines- neither the garage nor the shed could even be seen under the vines. It took a great deal of work, but we hacked them all away, and I continue to have to do so every single year because they are extremely invasive.I have planted dozens of fruit trees, bulbs, flowers, shrubs, etc. we painted the house, and have been slowly but steadily making improvements.

They people who are in power now run the town like Nazis- they laugh at you if you talk about your rights. As far as they are concerned- only they have the power to "confer" rights. They have been getting away with abusing people for so long that they no longer have any sense of decency- if they in fact ever did.

Once I find someone to help me set up a web site I will get the truth out there. I am not alone in this- it breaks my heart when I think of the poor elderly widows that they harass continously. You see they want to grab the land for their cronies- the developers.

How did I manage to live peacefully-zero problems in this town for twenty years, and as soon as my husband leaves I can do no right???


162 posted on 03/13/2006 3:40:27 PM PST by ahtnamas (ahtnamas)
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To: ahtnamas
Welcome to FreeRepublic.

It seems like you've had more than your share of problems, and we can actually be sympathetic. Not too many FReepers are lovers of intrusive government.

But we must also assume that that your local government — whatever its deficiencies — must enjoy the support of a majority of voters, otherwise they'd "throw the bums out."

You say you moved in years ago, before restrictive rules were adopted. Sometimes compassionate governments "grandfather" such persons, but not always. Although you apparently feel that the "old rules" apply to you until you die or move away, where does that leave the majority who prefer new rules? This is a dilemma, but not, ipso facto, a violation of your rights.

I hope you find a peaceful solution that allows you the enjoyment of your property, but I also sympathize with what appears to be the majority of current voters who favor a different regime.
202 posted on 03/13/2006 7:13:31 PM PST by Sarastro
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