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Richmond Tea Party Wants Refund from VA Capitol for Land that Occupy is Now Using for Free
wmal.com ^
| 10-27-11
| Amanda Gaines
Posted on 10/27/2011 12:13:22 PM PDT by Mozilla
RICHMOND -- The Richmond Tea Party wants its money back from the city of Richmond for the cost of permits and other fees to use the same area in which Occupy Richmond has settled for nearly the past two weeks for free.
The local branch of the Tea Party says it should be reimbursed for all the fees accrued and paid over the past three years for use of Kanawha Plaza, a city-owned square across from the Richmond Federal Reserve Bank and a few blocks from Virginia state capitol buildings. Occupy Richmond, an affiliate with the Occupy Wall Street movement, moved into the square on October 15 and has not been charged a bill from the city.
A city employee who worked with the Tea Party to get permits for the plaza "told us that the occupiers have not paid for the park, have not paid for the permit, there's no sanitation, there's no trash pick-up -- nothing we had to pay for. They've done none of that," Colleen Owens, spokesperson for the Richmond Tea Party, told WMAL.com.
Owens says an invoice is not complete, but so far the Tea Party is looking to collect about $8,000 from the city of Richmond.
"It's obvious, it's so blatant, that basically we're punished for following the law -- which, of course, we didn't complain, we complied with everything they asked for," Owens said.
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TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: kanawhaplaza; occupywallstreet; ows; permit; permits; richmond; teaparty; virginia
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posted on
10/27/2011 12:13:34 PM PDT
by
Mozilla
To: Mozilla
2
posted on
10/27/2011 12:16:20 PM PDT
by
VA_Gentleman
("Poor Al Gore. Global warming completely debunked via the very internet you invented." -Jon Stewart)
To: Mozilla
Love it!
Do it and do it everywhere the same situation applies.
Occupy Permit Fees!
3
posted on
10/27/2011 12:17:03 PM PDT
by
Lorianne
To: Mozilla
4
posted on
10/27/2011 12:17:32 PM PDT
by
Leep
To: Mozilla
Exactly!
Made this point this morning to a prayer group that was denied a “permit”.
JUST GO!
5
posted on
10/27/2011 12:18:17 PM PDT
by
G Larry
(I dream of a day when a man is judged by the content of his character)
To: Mozilla
Nice job, Tea Party!
Expose the corruption and collusion.
6
posted on
10/27/2011 12:18:42 PM PDT
by
dead
(I've got my eye out for Mullah Omar.)
To: Mozilla
I’m proud to say that I’m a member of the Richmond Tea Party! A feisty bunch!
7
posted on
10/27/2011 12:23:51 PM PDT
by
albie
To: Mozilla
actually, what someone needs to do is get a permit now to use it... then force the police to clear the area so they can have their permitted function :)
To: Mozilla
No binding law for communists and the mentally ill. Who would they bill anyway? Soros? ACORN? Richmond is scared stiff to caused anything for fear that the communists would rip Richmond apart.
To: Mozilla
Every Tea Party group should do similar lawsuits.
10
posted on
10/27/2011 12:32:15 PM PDT
by
VanDeKoik
(1 million in stimulus dollars paid for this tagline!)
To: Mozilla
Richmond Tea Party Wants Refund from VA Capitol for Land that Occupy is Now Using for Free
Really? I'm guessing the city will tell them to go to
for it.
11
posted on
10/27/2011 12:33:52 PM PDT
by
Responsibility2nd
(NO LIBS! This means liberals AND libertarians (same thing) NO LIBS!)
To: Responsibility2nd
OK - I’m clueless.
Who’s the babe?
12
posted on
10/27/2011 12:39:47 PM PDT
by
shibumi
(Hey! No Problem!)
To: Lorianne
13
posted on
10/27/2011 12:41:24 PM PDT
by
Netizen
(Path to citizenship = Scamnesty. If you give it away, more will come. Who's pilfering your wallet?)
To: shibumi
14
posted on
10/27/2011 12:42:03 PM PDT
by
Netizen
(Path to citizenship = Scamnesty. If you give it away, more will come. Who's pilfering your wallet?)
To: Netizen; shibumi
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posted on
10/27/2011 12:50:30 PM PDT
by
Responsibility2nd
(NO LIBS! This means liberals AND libertarians (same thing) NO LIBS!)
To: Lorianne
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posted on
10/27/2011 12:50:56 PM PDT
by
GOP Poet
(Obama is an OLYMPIC failure.)
To: FReepers
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posted on
10/27/2011 12:51:50 PM PDT
by
onyx
(You're here on FR, so support it! Compiling New Sarah Ping List. Let me know if you want on it.)
To: Mozilla
And if they refuse, then sue the bastards
To: Mozilla; Corin Stormhands; jla; Flora McDonald; AdSimp; society-by-contract; NittanyLion; ...
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posted on
10/27/2011 1:39:11 PM PDT
by
iceskater
(I am a Carnivore Conservative - No peas for me. (h/t N.Theknow))
To: G Larry
If you can’t gather to pray in public, then your republic hasn’t got a prayer.
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