Posted on 02/07/2006 9:41:45 AM PST by Abathar
NASHVILLE, Ind. -- Officials in the rustic southern Indiana tourist town of Nashville are ordering a store owner to repaint a bright blue window frame.
Nashville's nine-member Development Review Commission has told the owners of J Bob's that they have until Aug. 1 to repaint the window frame to a more appropriate color.
The owner's daughter said her 79-year-old father repainted the window before leaving for a winter vacation in Florida. She said her mother got a call complaining about the color and thought the whole thing was silly.
The president of the Development Review Commission said they are coming up with a palate of acceptable colors for the town.
J Bob's sells merchandise including hot sauce and troll dolls to tourists who arrive each fall to look at the changing leaves.
I'm at lunch! : )
You wouldn't dare come out in public and say that. These people are not commies ~ they are honest business people whose livelihoods depend to a considerable degree on the trade dress for which Nashville has become known over many deaces of hard work.
....I can assure you when this owner purchased the property he was well aware of the covenant requiring him to maintain the historical look ......
Perhaps not. The man was said to be 79 years old and may have been willed the property. He may have actually been granfathered but all the others forgot. That also happens.
Now there's a creative (and feisty) solution!
His community sued him and he was financially ruined.
Trick is, if you don't want to go along with the rules you've agreed to yourself, best thing to do is move somewhere else.
We are the village green preservation society
God save donald duck, vaudeville and variety
We are the desperate dan appreciation society
God save strawberry jam and all the different varieties
Preserving the old ways from being abused
Protecting the new ways for me and for you
What more can we do
We are the draught beer preservation society
God save mrs. mopp and good old mother riley
We are the custard pie appreciation consortium
God save the george cross and all those who were awarded them
We are the sherlock holmes english speaking vernacular
Help save fu manchu, moriarty and dracula
We are the office block persecution affinity
God save little shops, china cups and virginity
We are the skyscraper condemnation affiliate
God save tudor houses, antique tables and billiards
Preserving the old ways from being abused
Protecting the new ways for me and for you
What more can we do
God save the village green.
I guess I can sympathize with the town - one of my neighbors painted their house a God-awful shade of titty-pink. I swear the house glows in the dark!
???
Themed towns and style enforcement make for great communities to be in... better than the glaring ugly unmatched sprawl in poorly planned towns.
Leavenworth, WA
It's a Bavarian town. Everything has Bavarian architecture, even the Safeway. It's NOT the place for independent grouches who don't appreciate the mission of the town.
BTW, the California equivalent, Julian, almost burned down last year. They did suffer damage. Last time I was there we were paying $15 for a sandwich and $45 for a pie.
Nashville costs less.
Sounds like a real ass.
He has Dave's Insanity Sauce there, man you have to have a mouth of iron to ever let that stuff touch your tongue.
Where does the overflow go for entertainment when all ten seats are full?
They're just trying to help these people to make RIGHT DECISIONS.
What's wrong with government forcing, erm, uhm, helping people make RIGHT DECISIONS?
My experience in my local homeowners' association has taught me that the only people who want to serve on the board are those who have an agenda and want to use their board power to implement it.
The three we had to put up with (until we voted them out) were all Democrats, as it happens, but your point is correct.
I remember about 10 years ago, when I lived in the area, there was much ado over an award winning Parade of Homes house in Cary that had a bright red metal roof. I don't know if they were forced to change it.
Our town fought off a historic district that would have given a board of directors this exact same power - you paint the buildings the colors they approve, and they tell you when to paint etc. etc. etc.
Undeterrred, the historic commission came back with the same guidelines a couple of months later, but they put a prettier face on them, promising it wouldn't be intrusive. It hasn't been passed yet, but they've let the dust settle and will approve these things when nobody's looking.
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