[mtbopfuyn]

Ok, so why doesn't the city just lease the land to someone for $1 a year with provisions that the city will continue to maintain the grounds and any improvements on it (the cross) but that no other improvements may be made on the land?

[Hacksaw]

Ok, so why doesn't the city just lease the land to someone for $1 a year with provisions that the city will continue to maintain the grounds and any improvements on it (the cross) but that no other improvements may be made on the land?

I think the judge involved in the case has stacked the deck against the city. That's why it needs to get to the Supreme Court. At some point, governments are going to start ignoring court orders. Judges whine about how respect for the judiciary has gone down, and they don't realize they have noone to blame but themselves.