When selling the city concept local control was a powerful tool used to depict the county as distant and detached whilst the city would be accessible and neighborly.
That was a lie.
If you're not a rich, powerful developer you really don't get their attention and as long as they can deceive themselves into office there is no reason that the Brothers Crim should NOT carry more weight at city hall than a mere once-in-a-while voter. As far as the non-developer community goes this city was always intended to be a HOA on steroids: arbitrary rules; questionable enforcement; and willful ignorance.
It appears the state has had enough. Legislation at the Gold Dome would return control of your home to, well, you, the owner. And the City is fighting mad. Under no circumstance do they want you, directly or through your contractors, to usurp their authority when it comes what color your house (or even just the front door) is painted, what your roofing material might be or even the overall architectural style. And it gets worse. They want control of not just brick vs cedar shake cladding, they intend to control the layout of rooms in your home. Want that open-concept? Too bad! You have to get council's approval for that--as if THEY are the actual owners of YOUR home. Arrogantly, they contend these decisions are the exclusive domain of the Lords and Ladies running this town. And they've unanimously declared to fight any usurpers tooth and nail--to the death.
When it comes to decisions about your home the most local of local control is the conversations had and the decisions made around the kitchen table. Somebody seems to be looking out for you while others are taking advantage of you. Maybe it is worth a few minutes to reach out to your representatives under the Gold Dome and let them know how you feel about detached busybodies at city hall trying to run your life.
That was a lie.
If you're not a rich, powerful developer you really don't get their attention and as long as they can deceive themselves into office there is no reason that the Brothers Crim should NOT carry more weight at city hall than a mere once-in-a-while voter. As far as the non-developer community goes this city was always intended to be a HOA on steroids: arbitrary rules; questionable enforcement; and willful ignorance.
It appears the state has had enough. Legislation at the Gold Dome would return control of your home to, well, you, the owner. And the City is fighting mad. Under no circumstance do they want you, directly or through your contractors, to usurp their authority when it comes what color your house (or even just the front door) is painted, what your roofing material might be or even the overall architectural style. And it gets worse. They want control of not just brick vs cedar shake cladding, they intend to control the layout of rooms in your home. Want that open-concept? Too bad! You have to get council's approval for that--as if THEY are the actual owners of YOUR home. Arrogantly, they contend these decisions are the exclusive domain of the Lords and Ladies running this town. And they've unanimously declared to fight any usurpers tooth and nail--to the death.
When it comes to decisions about your home the most local of local control is the conversations had and the decisions made around the kitchen table. Somebody seems to be looking out for you while others are taking advantage of you. Maybe it is worth a few minutes to reach out to your representatives under the Gold Dome and let them know how you feel about detached busybodies at city hall trying to run your life.
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