[John Leland 1789]

" . . . hosted Bible sessions for as many 80 people on his 4-acre property . . . "

It's got to be very easy to host 80 friends and family members on four (4 !) acres without bothering neighbors, even with their cars.

I own 0.5 acre in a small town and have had forty people at a time with very few cars on the street.

Something is very wrong here, either in the reporting or in the attitude of the city.

[marron]

Its getting tougher to get permission to build churches these days. The whole planning process, with neighbors turning out to complain about traffic patterns and the like.

I know of a church that bought adjoining land years ago to expand on to. When they got ready to use the land, the city and county planners refused to give them permission. They’ve been trying for years, and the land is essentially worthless to them. Strip malls, shopping centers, thats fine. Church building, forget it.

[editor-surveyor]

>> “Something is very wrong here, either in the reporting or in the attitude of the city.” <<

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Phoenix is like San Francisco of the desert.