Sun Valley woman fighting to fly American flag - KRXI - Reno NV Top Stories - News, Sports, Weather: After living in Sun Valley for nine years, Legere's home is complete. The Sparks woman has been eyeing a change to her front yard for quite some time: an American flag for the neighborhood to enjoy.
"I called the Homeowners' Assocation and mentioned what I was planning to do, and they said, 'Oh, how exciting.'"
The tree occupying the space was uprooted and a concrete base was built. Two days ago, she invited community board members to the flag-raising ceremony and the reaction changed.
"They said, 'You have to cease and desist, you can't do that. You don't...that hasn't been OK'd by the board and it probably won't be.'"
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Another Independence Day flag(pole) flap in Privatopia, Nevada sector.
Saturday, July 05, 2014
Friday, July 04, 2014
Biz executives pay fines for Florida vet facing eviction over flower pot flag | Fox News
Biz executives pay fines for Florida vet facing eviction over flower pot flag | Fox News: “When we read his story it offended our sensibilities,” Scott Carter, CEO of Lear Capital said to FoxNews.com. “The thought of him losing his home, we felt it was wrong. We wanted to help.”
Along with Lear Capital founder Kevin DeMerritt, the executives paid the $8,000 plus another $2,500 for tax adjustments.
“They [homeowner’s association were using the strongarm of money to get him to get rid of the flag,” Carter said. “They were skimming the money from his [paid] dues to pay the fines which created a lien on his house.”
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The power of media coverage is shown as another national patriotic holiday HOA flag flap unfurls and TV satellite trucks roll into Privatopia.
Along with Lear Capital founder Kevin DeMerritt, the executives paid the $8,000 plus another $2,500 for tax adjustments.
“They [homeowner’s association were using the strongarm of money to get him to get rid of the flag,” Carter said. “They were skimming the money from his [paid] dues to pay the fines which created a lien on his house.”
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The power of media coverage is shown as another national patriotic holiday HOA flag flap unfurls and TV satellite trucks roll into Privatopia.
The Great Disinvestment - NYTimes.com
The Great Disinvestment - NYTimes.com
Paul Krugman on the craziness behind Republicans blocking highway spending: "So the highway issue should be seen as part of the larger craziness of infrastructure policy, in which spending has crashed at a time when by any reasonable criterion we should have been building much more."
Paul Krugman on the craziness behind Republicans blocking highway spending: "So the highway issue should be seen as part of the larger craziness of infrastructure policy, in which spending has crashed at a time when by any reasonable criterion we should have been building much more."
Here is some context on this, from Alternet: "The federal highway trust fund, which pays for a large part of American road construction and maintenance, is almost exhausted. Unless Congress agrees to top up the fund somehow, road work all across the country will have to be scaled back just a few weeks from now. If this were to happen, it would quickly cost us hundreds of thousands of jobs, which might derail the employment recovery that finally seems to be gaining steam. And it would also reduce long-run economic potential."
Wednesday, July 02, 2014
Homebuyers Avoiding Chores Fuel U.S. Condo-Hotel Revival - Bloomberg
"Homebuyers Avoiding Chores Fuel U.S. Condo-Hotel Revival - Bloomberg:
"Developers across the U.S. are reviving a concept that collapsed with the real estate crash in 2008: combining condominiums and hotels. In cities including Miami, New York and Los Angeles, a rebounding hospitality market is joining with rising demand for luxury homes, spurring developers to construct new full-service hotels and ask premium prices for residential units associated with a high-end brand."
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Many middle class home buyers don't understand what condos are all about until after they move in. Rich people, however, generally know exactly what they are getting into, and apparently there is a renewed demand for amenities such as "...a restaurant that can provide room service, a concierge, maintenance, a person that can clean your place, valet parking,” and somebody to slowly lower a bunch of grapes into their mouths while they recline on a divan.
Florida Veteran May Lose Home Over Displayed American Flag, Fined $8,000
Florida Veteran May Lose Home Over Displayed American Flag, Fined $8,000
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There's the offending flag stuck in the flower pot in the latest national HOA flag flap that was literally a federal case until it was removed to the Florida courts. Pettiness seems to know no bounds in Privatopia.
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There's the offending flag stuck in the flower pot in the latest national HOA flag flap that was literally a federal case until it was removed to the Florida courts. Pettiness seems to know no bounds in Privatopia.
Tempers Flare at Annexation Open House - The Missourian: Washington
Tempers Flare at Annexation Open House - The Missourian: Washington:
"A meeting Wednesday between Meadowlake Farm subdivision residents and city staff to discuss annexation became contentious.
Accusations of lying and intimidation were thrown around and one meeting attendee walked out before City Administrator Jim Briggs finished answering a question...Things got heated nearly 10 minutes into the meeting when Meadowlake resident Dale Volmert called Briggs a “lying son of a buck.” The comment came after Briggs said some Meadowlake residents 20 years ago requested annexation. Briggs said a mention of a petition appeared in a historical article recently in The Missourian."
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Local disputes over annexation can be intense.
"A meeting Wednesday between Meadowlake Farm subdivision residents and city staff to discuss annexation became contentious.
Accusations of lying and intimidation were thrown around and one meeting attendee walked out before City Administrator Jim Briggs finished answering a question...Things got heated nearly 10 minutes into the meeting when Meadowlake resident Dale Volmert called Briggs a “lying son of a buck.” The comment came after Briggs said some Meadowlake residents 20 years ago requested annexation. Briggs said a mention of a petition appeared in a historical article recently in The Missourian."
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Local disputes over annexation can be intense.
Monday, June 30, 2014
Absurd Neighbor Dispute Becomes Front-Page News -- NYMag
Absurd Neighbor Dispute Becomes Front-Page News -- NYMag: According to one neighbor — who was granted anonymity “because she is worried about federal-government reprisals” — “we have this group, overweight, wearing the most ridiculous blue uniforms with the most ridiculous blue caps, and they have guns that are visible.” Meanwhile, their vehicles idle for “approximately 22 minutes daily,” according to an official complaint, and then pull out “speedily … all the while spilling fluid onto the street, which has now left a permanent stain,” against the neighborhood’s explicit “no car fluid stain” rule (seriously).
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Federal Reserve Bank Chair Janet Yellen's security detail gets crosswise with the chief's HOA.
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Federal Reserve Bank Chair Janet Yellen's security detail gets crosswise with the chief's HOA.
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