Serve Daily Issue III.XXIII April 2014

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III.XXIII KENNY KEMP

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TRIPLE T - 40 YEARS

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CITIZEN OF YEAR

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PARADE OF GEMS

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Luann Hawker - Whole Grain Photography

Gwyneth (8), Gabrielle (14), and Andrea Hawker (6) show off their polish crested hen and the first eggs they collected after adopting a flock of 3 hens. April 2, 2013

Playing Chicken with Property Rights By Josh Daniels Spr i ng ville Cit y considered a measure to per mit residential homeowners to have backyard chickens— a lb eit s u bje c t t o he av y r eg u lat ion a nd a l ice n se. A f t e r robu st publ ic comment, the ordinance passed 4 -1. W h ile I applaud th is move and welcome Spr ingville to the g rowing club of cit ie s a l low i ng r e side nt ia l he n s , it shou ld n’t t a ke a n of f icia l ordi nance to per m it someth i ng that is f u nd ament al to pr ivate proper t y r ig hts i n the f i rst place. Joh n Locked called the preser vat io n of p r o p e r t y r ig ht s “ t he g r e a t a nd ch ief end” of gover n ment. Such r ights are not mere residential occupancy, but the r ig ht to product ively u s e o n e’s ow n p r o p e r t y fo r

subsist e nce a nd gai n. T he Engl ish t r a d i t i o n of p r o p e r t y r i g h t s p o s t Magna Car ta has led to nearly ever yone bei ng able to enjoy prop e r t y ow n e r s h ip. Howe ve r, a t r o u bli ng t rend of g rowi ng gover n ment authorit y has placed proper t y rights u nde r d i re ct a nd su st ai ned at t a ck. From asset for feit u re to expansions i n em i nent domai n, a nd even to zon i ng reg ulat ions, proper t y r ig hts have waned over the last cent u r y. O ne d efe a t fo r p r o p e r t y ow n e r s c a m e i n t h e 19 2 6 S u p r e m e C o u r t case of Village of Euclid v. A mbler R e a l t y C o. C h i e f J u s t i c e G e o r g e Sut herla nd , a Ut a h n, delivered t he major it y opi n ion uphold i ng a zoni ng reg ulat ion as a const it ut ionally r e a s o n a b l e e x t e n s i o n o f a c i t y ’s reg ulator y “police power.” Sut herla nd saw t he case as a n applicat ion of nuisa nce law to the moder n

ch a l le nge s of u r b a n d evelo p me nt . Si nce th is decision, zon i ng has t a ke n of f a c r o s s t h e c o u n t r y a n d mu n icipal rest r ict ions on proper t y r ig hts have swollen. However, nuisance and zoning are d i f fe re nt. Z on i ng a ss u me s ce r t a i n la nd uses a re i n herently a nuisance t hu s c omple t ely d i s a l low i ng t he m i n t he appl icable zone; t r a d it ion al nuisances a re decided on a case by case basis and are subjective. W hile t he pr i nciple s of nu isa nce law a re i mp or t a nt t o pr e se r v i ng t he prop e r t y r ig ht s of o t h e r s , t h e bl a n ke t a p p r o a c h of z o n i n g c a n b e p r o b le m at ic. Z on i ng r e st r ict ion s of t e n proh ibit la nd uses t hat a re reasona bl e o r b e n ig n . S o m e a r g u e s u c h r e s t r ic t io n s a r e t h e r e s u lt of r e a l e st at e develop e r i nt e r e st s se ek i ng

Continued on page 4 “Rights”

10-78 Sherwood Fundraiser Update By Megan Allen Its about here! Wigg y Wash will host the 10 -78 Dpt. G reg Sher wood Fu nd raiser, Park ing Lot BBQ sponsored by Maceys on Apr il 5th at their park ing lot. T he event will be f rom 11am - 3pm. Hot dogs, hambu rgers, chips, and d r in ks will be available to pu rchase pr ices rangi ng f rom $3.0 0 -$5.0 0 a plate. Continued on page 5 “Sherwood”

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