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Habitat for Humanity faces fight in wealthy community
SF Gate ^
| January 25, 2007
| Peter Fimrite
Posted on 01/28/2007 1:45:48 AM PST by Lorianne
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Habitat officials said they were surprised by the vehemence of the opposition.
I'm not.
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posted on
01/28/2007 1:45:49 AM PST
by
Lorianne
To: Lorianne
I would love to know the voting pattern of these Strawberry residents.
If they're Democrats, screw 'em - - build away, Jimmy.
To: Lorianne
I wouldn't be shocked if eminent domain takes a few wealthy homes and GIVES them to the poor. After all, that is charity and any complainers will get 15 minutes of chastising from the MSM!
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posted on
01/28/2007 1:50:43 AM PST
by
endthematrix
(Both poverty and riches are the offspring of thought.)
To: Lancey Howard
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posted on
01/28/2007 1:57:27 AM PST
by
endthematrix
(Both poverty and riches are the offspring of thought.)
To: Lorianne
"There are other places in the county where low-cost housing would be more appropriate."
Translation: I don't want to live next to some filthy poor people.
The legal issue is: does the county have the legal authority to deny construction permits based on the criteria these people have outlined?
The ethical issue is: should you have the right to choose your neighbors, even though they've bought their property (or had someone buy it for them)?
I'm for property rights, so I say, if you buy it, you own it. If the existing residents want to prevent this development, they could pool money and buy the property. Then they could immediately resell it with conditions on the type of housing that can be built there. That way, they essentially pay the transaction costs of the process for the right to decide what gets built. It might even be considerably less than the $100,000 legal fund they're planning to set up and would have 100% chance of success, unlike the legal challenge.
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posted on
01/28/2007 2:27:41 AM PST
by
billybudd
To: Lorianne
Truth be told, Habitat For Humanity shouldn't try to build in million dollar neighborhoods. The people who would live in these HFH homes probably can't afford to live in that area anyway.
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posted on
01/28/2007 2:29:43 AM PST
by
eastcobb
To: Lancey Howard
If they're Democrats, screw 'em - - build away, Jimmy. Agreed. Reep what you sow, etc. By the way, if these people are so wealthy, why don't they buy back the land from Habitat? Habitat can use the money to build elsewhere.
Wait... Liberals don't want to spend their own money. Never mind...
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posted on
01/28/2007 2:31:31 AM PST
by
Cowboy Bob
(Liberalism in a parasite that ALWAYS kills its host.)
To: Lorianne
The group is convinced that the plan to build four three-bedroom units of low-income housing in their neighborhood would result in increased traffic and parking congestion and lower property values.
How much traffic & parking congestion could actually result from 4 homes?
To: Lorianne
Habitat officials said they were surprised by the vehemence of the opposition. I'm not.
Me neither - People don't want the dregs forcibly placed directly in their neighborhood.
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posted on
01/28/2007 2:35:39 AM PST
by
meyer
(Bring back the Contract with America and you'll bring back the Republican majority.)
To: Lorianne
NoCal is full of leftly moonbats with money. So they're hypocrites now. Kind of a "good for thee but not for me" stance.
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posted on
01/28/2007 2:42:33 AM PST
by
DesScorp
(.)
To: Lancey Howard
Marin County is so full of limousine liberals, it's comical. It's one of the wealthiest counties in the country, and it's very far left, especially on environmental issues.
It doesn't surprise me that they don't want poor people living near them - not one bit.
I think this is funny. I hope Habitat wins and the leftist NIMBYs get this rammed down their throats.
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posted on
01/28/2007 2:46:32 AM PST
by
Jezebelle
(Our tax dollars are paying the ACLU to sue the Christ out of us.)
To: boxerblues
How much traffic & parking congestion could actually result from 4 homes?Is that counting the cars on blocks in the yard or just the ones in the street?
To: Jezebelle
"and it's very far left" Indeed. Barbara Boxer got her start on the Board of Supervisors there and if I recall correctly so was Johnny Taliban.
While any area can have a whackjob from time to time Marin seems to have more than their share.
To: ItsForTheChildren
Is that counting the cars on blocks in the yard or just the ones in the street?
Just the ones who pull in for a few minutes and leave ;)
To: Proud_texan
Johnny Taliban is indeed from Marin County - San Rafael, IIRC. San Rafael isn't the poshest part of the county, but it's still pricey. And yes, Babs Boxer is from Marin, too. She is a typical Marin County hypocrite.
The only person from Marin County that I know of who is worthy of respect is Dave Brubeck.
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posted on
01/28/2007 3:04:38 AM PST
by
Jezebelle
(Our tax dollars are paying the ACLU to sue the Christ out of us.)
crackhouse for calamity is more like it
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posted on
01/28/2007 3:05:32 AM PST
by
KneelBeforeZod
(I have five dollars for each of you)
To: Lorianne
My community fought Habitat and its own local church that sponsored it. The church had to sell the land in the ensuing legal battle and that ended the issue.
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posted on
01/28/2007 3:11:55 AM PST
by
Chickensoup
(Idiots!! I tell you...they're all idiots!!!)
To: Lorianne
Even better, have "Triplewide for Humanity" come in and import a few dozen rednecks.
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posted on
01/28/2007 3:17:35 AM PST
by
Mr Ramsbotham
(Laws against sodomy are honored in the breech.)
To: Jezebelle
It's a shame, it's a wonder part of the world blessed with great weather but alas Cyra McFadden was pretty much accurate.
To: Proud_texan
She's the one who wrote that book about the shallowness of the people of Marin County, right?
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posted on
01/28/2007 3:22:26 AM PST
by
Jezebelle
(Our tax dollars are paying the ACLU to sue the Christ out of us.)
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