Greetings,
KMRD is trying a "slam dunk" strategy. First they slam us (Forks Township) with as much extreme litigation as they can dream up, then they dunk us and say they want out and would we not rather compromise. This is akin to a scoundrel of a thief coming into your home to steal your new plasma TV and when he realizes he is about to be caught tells you he will leave peaceably if he can just have your older TV. I say a trip behind the barn would be more appropriate. Do I have a witness?
Today's Morning Call Forks, developer weary of litigation article leaves a few unanswered troubling questions. There have been no public discussions to date regarding the BoS and KMRD. No consensus. How is it that Karl Kline can speak for the BoS so liberally about matters that may have been discussed in a BoS executive session? What best interest is it for the Township to have hearings "continued indefinitely" or to seek "middle ground"?
This KMRD vs. Forks Township litigation is the prevailing focus of this election. Many other questions that need answers hang in the balance. Let me know what your opinion is. I hope you want to put these developers in their place as much as I do. They want to devastate our environment, our rural heritage, our schools, our roads, and our fragile tax base. Our Police, Fire, EMS, and Public Works Departments would be heavily impacted by proposals that are outside our current zoning.
Local government should be ruled by our Representatives who were elected to represent the best interests of the community, not self interests. Our Solicitor should take care not to assume the position of the Board. Developers should not have any right to state a Board position for the Supervisors.
On Monday October 1, 2007 7:30pm, we will hear how the Zoning Hearing Board will handle the "continued indefinitely" issue. At the BoS meeting October 4, 2007 7:30pm, I am sure this will be deliberated extensively. Please attend these meetings if you can. I can assure you, right now, that there is nothing better on TV.
Best regards,
James Wideman
Candidate for Forks Township Supervisor 2007 (Please Vote!)
P.S. Forks Township needs your support.
2 comments:
Hope Forks fights this till the end. This project would devastate beautiful Forks. Among all the things you mentioned, 3000 apartments would bring:(lots of renters means lots of people who do not take ownership in the Township - just passing through)
grafiti, littering, shoplifting, car thefts, burglary - ya know, all the GOOD stuff. If KMRD wins, just add Forks to the long, long list of beautiful American communities that went down the drain when the doors were opened up to everyone - in the name of equality. Some people were just not meant to live together when there are such widley held standards for living.
Thank you for your response. We agree that the KMRD proposals are detrimental to Forks. However, more to the point is the fact that the issue at hand has more to do with obeying zoning laws than it has to do with equality. For the record,in my opinion, Forks Township believes in equality. This is clearly evidenced by the diverse population that already resides here.
KMRD clearly and admittedly wants to change our zoning laws so that they can have a more profitable business model. This is without regard to the infrastructure chaos that would result. The costs to the taxpayers would be beyond the scope of the average family. School taxes would increase dramatically and the the ability of our schools to teach our children would be diminished. Other impacts would also be considerable.
Forks Township zoning laws are fair and constitutional. They should be upheld.
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