[Abathar]

This just really struck a cord today for me when I read this. Did I wake up in China this morning? WTF right does a bunch of busy bodies have to tell a shop owner that his window frame is the wrong color and has to repaint it - As a business owner myself I bet I could make at least a couple of those members cry by the time I was finished with them.

[theDentist]

Welcome to Pleasantville!

[Pan_Yans Wife]

Why did the town accept a "Development Review Commission"? Were they paying attention? What is it they say... eventually you get the government that you deserve.

[palmer]

palate of acceptable colors

Just chew some celery, yellow peppers and a couple of tomatoes and that should do it.

[new cruelty]

Please use another color font when posting. Thanks.

[unixfox]

Just a good thing nobody was smoking in there!!

They would have shut it down right then and there!!

[Semper Paratus]

A lot of "Historic Districts" or "Preservation Sites" around the country have codified zones where only acceptable architecture or appearance has defined by a "Commission" is allowed.

In Boston the MBTA has been trying to put in 'required' handicap enterance/exit to the subway stop at Copely Square but the "Back Bay Neighborhood Association" objects to the placement and it's aesthetics.

[Mears]

They want a fake,hokey,rural look to the place because it is a tourist town so all personal rights go out the window.

I'd dig in my heels on this one.

[joebuck]

Wait a sec. You have to know Nashville, Indiana. It is a historical "show" town, modeled on the early 20th century America. Each shop and store displays the historical heritage of the town. A pure tourist attraction. I can assure you when this owner purchased the property he was well aware of the covenant requiring him to maintain the historical look and feel of the property.

[MineralMan]

"The president of the Development Review Commission said they are coming up with a palate of acceptable colors for the town. "

Apparently they don't have such a set of colors, though. So, is the storeowner supposed to be a mind reader?

I'd leave the window as it is and wait for the colors to be announced. Then, I'd choose two from the set of colors that would look the worst together and paint the whole darned place those colors and let them steam.

[Red Badger]

...said they are coming up with a palate of acceptable colors for the town.

That means they DON'T have one now! Next Case!.......

[CMS]

Nashville's nine-member Development Review Commission has told the owners of J Bob's that they have until Aug. 1 to repaint the window frame to a more appropriate color.

my response to these commies is unfit for this forum.

[American Quilter]

Well that's just great. Millions of fanatical, America-hating Islamofascists are rioting all over the world, the Democrat Party is in league with anti-American forces both within and outside our country, and all the Nashville Development Review Commission can think about is what color windowsills should be painted.

I think that Commission should be disbanded and its members encouraged to inform themselves about some real problems.

[MarkeyD]

What's the point of a story like this being in the news if they don't have a photo?

[savedbygrace]

The president of the Development Review Commission said they are coming up with a palate of acceptable colors for the town.

Coming up with? As in, it doesn't exist today? Sounds like an ex post facto law. Advantage: J Bobs.

But if they really are forced to repaint, and the city gives them a palette of colors, I say, paint the frame with ALL of the colors in the palette. Yeah, alternating stripes of each color.

[Charles Henrickson]

It's one of those blue laws.

[Charles Henrickson]

REPAINT!

[muawiyah]

Nashville IN is entirely too important to be left to the whims of a guy who runs off to Florida for the winter.

Makes him an "outside agitator", not a "shop owner", during that period.

[Old Grumpy]

Good Lord! I wonder what they think of wiretapping suspected terrorists?

[July 4th]

Plenty of Republican city councils do this too. It's like the "personal freedom" switch is turned to "off" whenever you're in a city planning meeting.

[AppyPappy]

It's all fun and games until your property value drops.