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Having worked in local government for many years, I can tell you this;
Mr. Bill Jennings needs to show up at these upcoming Township meetings
to protect his Lapeer Dragway with:
1) Bodies - As many folks as can fit in the meeting hall to support his business.
2) Prepared - Be ready with evidence showing his property rights and the benefits
of his business to the community. Be organized.
I have witnessed first hand how a "group of home owners" can change the face of
the community, simply because they were more "vocal" than anyone else, even the
overwhelming majority.
I understand it may seem wrong to have to fight for your company / rights, but
that is the reality Mr. Jennings is facing.
What 4Gas$ said.
Worked in a Western Wayne County community from from the 70's to well into the 2000's. Watched new homeowners become the majority and whine about everything, mostly farmers. Too much dust, equipment makes too much noise, busy on weekends when I'm trying to enjoy my yard, the cows smell, tractors go too slow on the roads. When the farmers said "screw it" and sold their property the new homeowners then bitched about the new subdivisions coming in.
There is probably an attorney that regularly appears before the township board representing developers and the like. That's the attorney to hire to see this through. He has already greased the wheels to get his projects through. You just need to pay him for his grease.
Here's the article that claims 20% drop in values in another state, but it also dropped the homeowners taxes by $1,100.
http://www.claytodayonline.com/stori...rty-value,4153
And the follow up...http://claytodayonline.com/stories/l...-to-close,5803
One homeowner was most of the cause of the track troubles in the article above, so the more that can attend the meeting in support of Lapeer Int' Dragway the better.
Here is the jist of that article:
- Property owner complains about dragstrip.
- Petitions to get his taxes reduced 30%.
- Taes are reduced, citing dragstrip as reason.
So the only reason his property value was "Reduced", was because he asked for it. So the story is pretty misleading. The title should read "Property value gets assessed value lowered using dragstrip as reason".
-Geoff
Someone needs to have a talk with Kenny.
-Geoff
Might not hurt to reach out to other facilities to see how they handle these types of situations.
I believe the previous owners of Dixie Speedway (maybe it was Owosso) used to hand out race tickets to neighbors.
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