EVICTION: In March, a judge ordered the Borntregers evicted from their home because of their refusal to follow the UDC.
BELIEFS VS.THE BUILDING CODE: Since 2005 there has been conflict between Old Order Amish and the Eau Claire County Planning and Development Department.
Based on what I’ve seen for many years around upstate New York the so-called pious Amish have no problem compromising their beliefs when they think they can make a buck doing so.
The men often have no problems putting moden technology out in the barn when it helps their business.
Amish win in their 10 year dispute with Eau Claire County over Universal Building Code. Why do they have to follow electrical codes when they have no electricity?
FReep mail me if you want on, or off, this Wisconsin interest ping list.
Thank you Rep. Bernier for listening to and fighting for these people of faith. If at first she didn’t succeed, she tried, and tried again, the next year. She figured out how to make the system work for her and the Amish. It’s like playing Chess. In other cases, Blackjack.
You’ve been on FR a long time when you had to see what Amish they are talking about.
Well, it is because Gurney is a high and mighty bureaurat who must be obeyed. Why is that so hard to figure out?
Why don’t the Amish water ski?
Because the horses would drown.
In my opinion, justice has not yet been done in this case. Lance Gurney and the Eau Claire Coporation Counsel need to lose their jobs because of their failure to respect the religious rights of the Amish.
I truly enjoyed this article and learned a lot.
I had no idea that Wisconsin has the nation’s fourth-largest Amish population!