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but it has raised the taxes to the point that people who retired to Las Vegas can no longer afford to live there. I expect the same to happen here.

You're not the only one. We're expecting our taxes to skyrocket because Californians have come into our area too, buying the $300,000 - $600,000 homes here with cash from the sale of their million dollar homes there. Since they've begun arriving here, we now have graffiti and cars with sound systems that can be heard a city block away. Yes Granny, I can easily relate to what you say.

Will you look at this! Good news for a change.

Judge: Searches of bags in subway is constitutional (ACLU Loses)
NY Daily News ^ | December 2, 2005 | Unknown

Random police searches of riders' bags to deter terrorism in the nation's largest subway system do not violate the Constitution and are a minimal intrusion of privacy, a federal judge ruled Friday.

"The risk of a terrorist bombing of New York City's subway system is real and substantial," U.S. District Judge Richard M. Berman said in a 41-page ruling tossing out a lawsuit brought by the New York Civil Liberties Union.

Citing testimony that up to 50 percent of terrorist acts were directed at transportation systems, he said the need to implement counterterrorism measures was "indisputable, pressing, on-going and evolving." He called the searches effective.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1533188/posts

Yes, the crime comes with them. (the californians)

Today KAAA radio, our local radio is warning about a new scam in our area, they think it is a "Theft of ID" crime.

Someone calls you and says they are from the Jury dept of the Court.

They want to verify the information they have on you.

Name
Address
Social Security number
Credit Card numbers

The police say that the Court will never call you for the above information, that it is a scam.

You're not the only one. We're expecting our taxes to skyrocket because Californians have come into our area too, buying the $300,000 - $600,000 homes here with cash from the sale of their million dollar homes there. Since they've begun arriving here, we now have graffiti and cars with sound systems that can be heard a city block away. Yes Granny, I can easily relate to what you say.

Mamadearest your post fits exactly where I live now. Our taxes have tripled in the last 5 years. I have no city water, no sewage and live on a dirt road. Now how is tax money helping us?

The sad thing is property has skyrocketed also. We have had this house as a summer house since 1985 and retired in 1995. Yes the value has also gone up 4 times what we paid for the house but that is not what we moved here for, we moved for peace of mind.

We lived in Fayetteville, Georgia where we saw the same thing happen.

First the taxes go up then the house prices go up, next thing you know your trash can has to be placed on the right side of the driveway and handle pointing to the road or they will not pick up you trash. Then you get a nasty certified letter telling you how to place your trash can.

Only one car parked in the drive way and heaven forbid you leave your garage door open for any reason, and drapes on garage windows and on and on and on.

We are seeing this area moving in the same direction.

The locals don't understand they just see ggg-granddad's property worth more than they ever dreamed.

We have written letter's to the paper and talked till we have turned blue in the face and the locals don't get it.

One bright spot is that they were going to put an interstate right through the middle of us, so far no go, just give them time.