A Stubborn 86 Year Old Grandma
10-02-2007, 09:10 AM
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A Stubborn 86 Year Old Grandma
Some people may think she's foolish for not accepting the $1 million, but at least she still has her principles. This world could use a few more people with a backbone.
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/...cefield02.html
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/...cefield02.html
10-02-2007, 09:51 AM
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Some people may think she's foolish for not accepting the $1 million, but at least she still has her principles. This world could use a few more people with a backbone.
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/...cefield02.html
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/...cefield02.html
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10-02-2007, 10:00 AM
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cant decide whether i agree or disagree with what shes doing. id have taken the million for sure, i guess being that i moved around a lot when i was younger i cant ever get so attached to a place that $1 million for a property worth maybe $100 grand wouldnt be reason enough to leave.
10-02-2007, 10:10 AM
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She could have asked for $1.5 million, be put up in another place while the development is finished and then she move into one of the condos. Although her own home is assessed for $120,000 only, note that the median price of an average home in Ballard is now over $500,000.
10-02-2007, 10:30 AM
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I'm torn, but I'd say stick with what you feel is right. She has every right to stay where she's at, so let her. Developement companies like this are the same ones that close useful airports 'In the name of the greater good,' lest in their own minds.
10-06-2007, 01:38 AM
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"I went through World War II, the noise doesn't bother me," she said. "They'll get it done someday."
What an attitude! I love it! Her determination to live her life as she sees fit in her own house is commendable. It's stories like these that remind us of the freedom that private property brings. Unfortunately, developers and municipalities all too often use "eminent domain" to force the transfer of private property to other individuals. Cities and developers gain a windfall through increased tax revenue and property value at the expense of displaced individuals. I realize this story is not about eminent domain. However, in light of recent Supreme Court rulings, forcible government seizure of your house so that another private individual may build a fitness center and office building is a very real possibility. Gone are the days when your house could only be seized for a new road, school, or hospital. How would you feel if you were forcibly relocated so that a fitness center could be built on your land? This story has a happy ending. Ms. Macefield is free to live in her house, and the developers can continue their development. However, many are not as fortunate. Let this story remind us that our property rights and freedoms are in a fragile state, and we must be constatly willing to stand up for ourselves and defend our liberties from the ever expanding interjection of government into our lives.
What an attitude! I love it! Her determination to live her life as she sees fit in her own house is commendable. It's stories like these that remind us of the freedom that private property brings. Unfortunately, developers and municipalities all too often use "eminent domain" to force the transfer of private property to other individuals. Cities and developers gain a windfall through increased tax revenue and property value at the expense of displaced individuals. I realize this story is not about eminent domain. However, in light of recent Supreme Court rulings, forcible government seizure of your house so that another private individual may build a fitness center and office building is a very real possibility. Gone are the days when your house could only be seized for a new road, school, or hospital. How would you feel if you were forcibly relocated so that a fitness center could be built on your land? This story has a happy ending. Ms. Macefield is free to live in her house, and the developers can continue their development. However, many are not as fortunate. Let this story remind us that our property rights and freedoms are in a fragile state, and we must be constatly willing to stand up for ourselves and defend our liberties from the ever expanding interjection of government into our lives.
10-06-2007, 08:51 AM
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She's old and probably has a lot of memories there. Probably doesn't want to move. If you don't need the money then what's the point. She's happy. Most people when they become older become more recluse and feel safe in their personal environment. She doesn't want that taken away and I don't blame her.
10-07-2007, 05:54 AM
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well, it's worth $500k or $100k now...
wait till all the construction is done and everything is dandy. That property, is going to be useless, and will drop significantly. If she had children or something, sell it and move and give the money to the kids, otherwise her children would be stuck with useless property... but since the article seemed to rule out children still alive... HOLD DOWN THE FORT !!!!
wait till all the construction is done and everything is dandy. That property, is going to be useless, and will drop significantly. If she had children or something, sell it and move and give the money to the kids, otherwise her children would be stuck with useless property... but since the article seemed to rule out children still alive... HOLD DOWN THE FORT !!!!
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