[Magdalen] Please help me understand

[Lynn Ronkainen]

You raise an interesting point Chad... some cities have zoning and some 
don't (Houston does not and the building craze of the last 8 years, hastily 
slowed by the oil price drop has played havoc all over town where high rises 
and the always present investment opportunity - strip centers - may well be 
sitting empty for a few years to come.
Lynn

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single bit of talent left and could say, "I used everything You gave me." 
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From: "Charles Wohlers" <charles.wohlers at verizon.net>
Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2015 9:48 AM
To: <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
Subject: Re: [Magdalen] Please help me understand

> Sounds like this would mean that all zoning would be illegal. Right?
>
> Maybe you should move to Vermont!   ;-)
>
> Chad Wohlers
> Woodbury, VT USA
> chadwohl at satucket.com
>
>
>
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Lynn Ronkainen
> Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2015 10:26 AM
> To: magdalen at herberthouse.org
> Subject: Re: [Magdalen] Please help me understand
>
> TX legislature in session again in our 6 months out of 18 frenzy in 
> Austin. Last session was when Wendy/pink shoes took her stand against the 
> abortion bill.  New gov and sidekick who is the more powerful position 
> despite Perry's 14 year tenure are hungry for change with their Republican 
> majority. Among bills on the table and heavily supported by these two 
> characters are legislation  that limit cities and towns in TX from passing 
> local ordinances or laws that "infringe" on the rights of the rest of the 
> state. SAY WHAT?  The reach on this is huge. Large corporations are 
> salivating over the culmination of their campaign contributions to 
> influence. So, in this state that touts personal freedom and eschews BIG 
> government, which apparently only means Washington DC, our towns and 
> cities may find themselves unable to prevent environmental dangers, and so 
> many other things big and small. It makes no sense. Raw power dressed as 
> personal freedom.
> The Gov. Used a "plastic bag" ban to get his foot in the door on this. But 
> it is also directed at a town that said no to fracking  and this morning 
> to individuals who might want to fight local development of production 
> facilities, landfill locations etc. the bill wants to limit AND speed up 
> application processes and again much of this is driven by industry 
> complaining and holding their "development" hostage to our current system. 
> Especially after they've greased the skids. Or plan to, thank you very 
> much. SIGH.
> Lynn
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Feb 9, 2015, at 11:26 PM, M J [Mike] Logsdon <mjl at ix.netcom.com> wrote:
>
> Alabama's gov tells probate judges their "jobs are secure".  Does the gov 
> appoint said probate judges?  Or are they elected?  If the latter, why 
> would he have the authority to tell them their jobs are secure?  Or is my 
> confusion based upon this being the gov of Alabama talking?