tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post114451807106735106..comments2024-02-25T08:16:25.546-08:00Comments on Exurban Nation: NURBs Infect CamarilloRob Dawghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10042154106850545479noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-1144857465417956322006-04-12T08:57:00.000-07:002006-04-12T08:57:00.000-07:00I hear what you are saying Robert, but in the vast...I hear what you are saying Robert, but in the vast majority of these cases the issue is not some philosophical battle or conspiracy, but simply money.<BR/><BR/>Right after the Supreme Court ruled in favor of New London, CT in their precedent-setting eminent domain suit, every state and federal legislative body promised to “set things straight” by outlawing the taking of private property for purely financial purposes. Since then not one goddamn state, federal, or local law has been passed to protect private property from being taken by governing bodies solely for the purpose of generating tax revenue, nor am I aware of any pending. The reasons are obvious; a developer comes to the city and proposes to generate millions in sales tax revenue if they simply declare a block consisting of vacant lots, an old gas station being used as a used car lot, and some run-down old retail buildings to be “blighted”, and allow him to build it out. The fact that the developer will make a fortune himself is of no concern to the city, and if the developer happens to be politically or family connected, so much the better.<BR/><BR/>I could name for you at least a dozen specific cases that fit this exact scenario between San Luis Obispo and Thousand Oaks alone, Robert. <BR/><BR/>The rights of the property owner do not enter into this equation at any step of the way, and that is a fact that will probably never change; it’s toothpaste out of the tube.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-1144807887816746682006-04-11T19:11:00.000-07:002006-04-11T19:11:00.000-07:00You got dat right brudder. The whole NURB secret ...You got dat right brudder. The whole NURB secret agenda is about going in, doing quick and wrong and moving on to the next unsuspecting municipality. Look at the Ventura crew. They screwed up Pasadena and Portland and promise they got it right this time. <BR/><BR/>If you want to play "blighted" I've got a doozy. "Blight" is the new<BR/>rationale for anything an urbanist wants. <BR/><BR/>Blight, what is that? In Oxnard, CA a blighted urban area is one of<BR/>the last undeveloped tidal wetlands in SoCal. The Ormond Beach area is<BR/>home to at least 4 endangered species and is an integral part of the<BR/>Pacific Flyway. Nevertheless it is a blighted urban area eligible for<BR/>favorable "re"develoment and tax incentives.<BR/><BR/>See? Some of the last remaining undeveloped coastal wetlands in Southern<BR/>California and it gets a "blighted" designation. It's the old "when all<BR/>you've got is a hammer everything starts to look like a nail." As the<BR/>tricks of urbanists lose their aura they resort to increasingly more extreme<BR/>leaps of faith to advance agenda.Rob Dawghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10042154106850545479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-1144731382850925572006-04-10T21:56:00.000-07:002006-04-10T21:56:00.000-07:00I've done business with Vic Montgomery at RRM for ...I've done business with Vic Montgomery at RRM for decades and I'll tell you straight up this redevlopement aint gonna take 20 years.<BR/><BR/>Once this area is officially declared a redevelopement zone, private developers will come out of the woodwork with proposals that will result in millions of tax dollars for the city, and hefty profits for themselves.<BR/><BR/>The city simply needs to declare parcels "blighted" in order to invoke the power of emminent domain and take the property from the current owners so private developers can have at it.<BR/><BR/>"blighted" can mean whatever the city wants it to mean, and under current state law there aint a goddamn thing the property owners can do except delay the inevitable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com