Funny thing is that I drove right by this place twice a day for four years. I've shopped in the shopping center right behind this house, and eaten at the Dairy Queen. Never knew there was a subdivision there, never knew there was a flood zone creek that ran right under a 5-lane highway there. So there were lots of things I didn't know even though I'm here -- and there are probably other facts that none of us know.
I'm not taking the side of the city - they probably messed up somewhere along the line or could have taken a less confrontational approach. Zoning officials get huffy when they're opposed, and judges get huffy about probation violations and contempt. Or they just may not have realized they were dealing with a fragile individual until too late.
But let's just get the facts straight here, since we're always criticizing others for jumping to conclusions.
Ok, missed that part about it being your friend, but my point remains.
You identified inconsistencies and related information that helps to point to this being more of an editorial than a news article.
That by itself should give some folks pause to reconsider what exactly is going on here and what is being reported and most importantly, why.
The level of discourse on FR is going down the tubes and if we can’t agree to disagree without casting aspersions and ad-hominems, then what’s the point of even logging on?
I spent some time reading the local coverage and it appears that the lot was purchased by an unnamed mortgage and is now held in a blind trust.
The main purpose of a blind trust is to shield the beneficiary from conflicts of interest issues. A common thing among the political class.
Who owns the mortgage? Somebody in city management is dealing from the bottom of the deck for personal profit.
You think they didn’t realize he was fragile until too late, but I know predators. They suss out the weak instantly.
They’re nice to you because you either don’t appear weak or you don’t have something they want (yet).