[Varmint Al]

Update

3:20PM 11/25/3

There is no one at the location now. Everyone left about 11:00 am this morning. The county guys went to get a court order to cut the lock. The police left. Preston Avery the farmer has left. I don't think there will be anymore activity today.

I have been trying to answer the questions that people have on this thread. Preston Avery, the farmer, owns the property and the house which is/was a mobile home, but is on a foundation with built on awnings and a garage. Mr. Preston is not a crook and has tried to comply with all the rules. They told him that he had to put the trailer up on pilling and they gave him a week to do it. It would cost about $40K and take months to get a contractor to do that. But no one lives there so Mr. Avery believes it is not necessary.

As an aside, they would probably make him install an elevator so that disabled people in wheel chairs could also have access to the house if it were on pillings.

I will post another update when something new happens.

Good Hunting... from Varmint Al

[FairOpinion]

Thanks for the update.

I think your friend should appeal to Gov. Schwarzenegger -- have him call AND fax.

I think the point here is that the government is run amok, is about to destroy the man's own property on his own land. That sounds like communism to me and will sounds the same for Arnold.

I think he may actually be able to help.


Governor's Office

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
State Capitol Building
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: 916-445-2841
Fax: 916-445-4633
governor@governor.ca.gov


And FAX all the docutments too, with an "HELP, URGENT" cover sheet.

I bet you'll get some action.

In this case e-mail is too slow.

(I originally ended up posting this at the end of your old July thread, to which you gave the link also, for a more complete info)

[Cvengr]

Whenever this type of situation arises, one if not both parties have dedicated themselves to a false system of living.

The antagonist with the county obviously desires to cause harm more than he/she wants to render a service to their fellow man or community.

There are financial costs to be able to effect this type of action. Sheriff's salary, vehicle expenses, moving heavy equipment to the site, operations, documenting the activity to defend against obvious claims, rendering the site safe afterwards and then pursuing financial restitution for the entire effort.

Considering the property owner is probably rather poor, such an effort obviously is a losing proposition for the county.

Perhaps the best way to attack this is by mandating the county continue to enforce the regulations with absolutely no increase in revenue nor ability to levy any primary lien against the property. Let the county employees salaries be contingen upon the effective stewardship of their code enforcement. If it costs them too much to enforce, let the county employees go hungry and homeless. Then perhaps they will face risk for irresponsible code enforcement.

Obviously legalism lacks the wherewithal to effect proper decisions in regards to zoning.