Comments on: Molino Man Seeks County’s Help To Put Mobile Home On His Land

By: David Huie Green

David Huie Green — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 06:12:41 +0000

REGARDING:
“It is then Kevin Whites job to do what best represents the MAJORITY in that area. This is how democracy works. ”

In a true democracy, the people decide every matter brought up.

In a representative democracy, the people elect people to make wise decisions without taking a poll before every decision. it limits participation but frees the people to deal with other matters as long as the representatives are decent.

There is one more limitation which should be considered and that is the limitation of the power of the majority over the rights of the individual. People have rights which the majority can not just take away. People should not be able to take away property without just compensation. Property isn’t really owned if the owner can be stopped from using it because his neighbors don’t like what he plans.

Zoning helps the rich because they can have things rezoned for their benefit. It can hurt the poor because they can be forced to live with what are often arbitrary rules.

I don’t know anybody involved in this particular situation but the attitude that
WE CAN DO WHATEVER WE LIKE BECAUSE THERE’S MORE OF US THAN THERE IS OF YOU
just doesn’t sit well.

That is simply not what our country is supposed to stand for.

Many people left other countries and the cities because they didn’t like being pushed around and then the pushers followed them with more rules and regulations. They frequently say things like, “That’s not how we did it back in Pensacola” or “…in Massachusetts” or “That’s not how they do it in France,” or “…in Yemin,” as if that matters.

All those places are wonderful places. People who want to live like that should feel free to do so.

Trailer, mansion, mud hut, geodesic dome, wood frame home, concrete block house, styrofoam LEGO home, brick, brick veneer, hay bale walls or something nobody’s considered yet should not matter if it’s built safely. (In fact, how can you safely build on a barrier island? You can’t yet many do build there and we get to finance their insurance. Almost off subject, though.)

Too many people don’t consider a house a home. They consider it an investment to be sold when the market is right. Fine by me but then they want to fix the market by telling their neighbors what THEY can do and have. Not so fine.

Of course government has a vested interest in maintaining all property values as high as possible since they tax them on value. There have been cities who set up a zoning structure which made it impossible to have anyone live there who was not a millionaire but then they couldn’t get people in because the masters’ servants couldn’t afford a place to stay. No room for plumbers, teachers, nurses, sanitation workers.

When you tell people how they can not live, you are telling them how they MUST live. They have to live by your rules or not at all.

David thinking there is no shortage of dictators

By: old goat

old goat — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 01:54:52 +0000

Everyone better get their head out of their butt and look at what the Gov. is doing. or we are not going to have our great America as we have known it for over two hundred years
thanks to somebodys great president and his followers.–Reed, Barney franks,Clinton, and other’s.

By: Goober

Goober — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 19:16:56 +0000

I’d like to see commissioners discuss an issue without speaking about what kind of person the man is.

Just like the botched bid process. Rawson is a great guy (that built an illegal borrow pit and called it a catfish pond, but he can throw a great fundraiser) so let’s throw out the bid process so he can fix his “mistake” now that he knows the bid amounts and reduce it by 100,000.00.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 14:12:24 +0000

The issue at hand isn’t about the type of man Bennie Hassebrock is or his son. It’s not about whether trailors or good or bad. Its about zoning. His area isn’t zoned for trailors. Zoning in general is not a bad thing, it keeps bars and strip clubs from operating beside our schools. Mr. Hassebrock’s area is zoned a certain way and he is using his rights as a American Citizen to speak against it and try to change it. The people in the same area who are affected by this zoning have the right to do the same. It is then Kevin Whites job to do what best represents the MAJORITY in that area. This is how democracy works. We don’t all always get what we want but we have the right to try.

By: FAT MAN OF mCdAVEY

FAT MAN OF mCdAVEY — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 03:14:43 +0000

I’m the “FAT MAN of McDavey”
And let me tell you all. I have lived in a trailer all my married life and it’s the best we could do and can do. I proud of this place of mine. My boys don’t have to do nothin. If it was me Bennie I think I would just go on about my business and put the trailer there and just keep on keeping on. Hey neighbors of Benny. how about helping him a little.
a friend from about 15 miles up the road
FM of McD

By: NF

NF — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 02:51:50 +0000

for David Green. I’m with you on this.

By: hey

hey — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 15:02:50 +0000

I dont think they have plans just to put some old trailer over there they would like it to look very nice as well.It should possibly block the veiw of the other one that doesnt look so beautiful!!!! maybe all the people who are worried about it looking so terrible and have comments about what it and the yard should look like go landscape it and build a deck and whatever else you think it needs to be up to your standards!!!!!!

By: David Huie Green

David Huie Green — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 04:19:46 +0000

I wonder if there people who don’t know what quotation marks mean

more likely just didn’t notice them

By: David Huie Green

David Huie Green — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 04:17:33 +0000

“David Hule Green: You sound like a fine, up-and-coming home owners association Nazi.”

How you figure?

David, believer in live and let live

By: Take your stand

Take your stand — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 01:26:36 +0000

Mr. Hassebrock I truly hope that you will WIN your case with the County Commissioners. As a TAX paying individual it seems that ALL OUR County Commissioners wants to do and must have time to do ride around and cause grief to family’s when trying to help other family members have a place to live. Your place looks GREAT and manicured.
Not like living around people that don’t care what their property look like. Business trucks everywhere, repairing of the truck, parking trucks on County right a way and yes It dosen’t do any good to call CODE ENFORCEMENT OR ENVIROMENTAL PEOPLE OUT!!! Go south on NICHOLSON DR and you have to be contented with neighbors whos yard and house NEEDS to be torndown and replaced. HUD can only built a house over so many times.
Make a long story short a nice trailer placed on Mr Hassbrock property would not cause me any grief.