Subject: Re: environment danger
Date: Apr 20 10:35:57 1995
From: Eugene Hunn - hunn at u.washington.edu


Why not amend it to require that private property owners reimburse the
government/taxpayers for any enhancement of the value of their property
attributable to government action?

Gene Hunn.

On Thu, 20 Apr 1995, Tracy Burrows wrote:

>
>
> On Thu, 20 Apr 1995, Anna Coles wrote:
>
> > Teresa,
> > I'd like to know if there is an initiative out there for me to sign
> > opposing the one you mentioned in your post. If there is one, I'll be on
> > the lookout so that I can sign it. Thank you in advance for more info on
> > this subject. --Anna coles, Seattle, WA acoles at u.washington.edu
> >
>
> Yes, there will be a referendum petition to repeal Initiative-164, the
> "Private Property Rights" Initiative. It should hit the streets Friday
> of next week. We have until July 22 to collect 90,000 signatures -- then
> the measure to repeal the initiative will go on the ballot in November.
> If you are interested in helping to collect signatures (even just friends
> and family) please send me an e-mail with your address and I will make
> sure that you get petitions.
>
> If you haven't heard, I-164 requires that government compensate property
> owners for any regulation that reduces or restrains the value of property by
> any amount. It will effectively wipe out all regulation of wetlands
> unless government buys the wetland. In addition, it will make zoning
> laws so expensive to enforce that the costs will be prohibitive. Imagine
> having to pay someone up the street to keep him from turning his house
> into an apartment complex or tavern. The Bar Association has said that
> the Initiative will cause "regulatory chaos" and the Office of Financial
> Management estimated that it would cost taxpayers at least several
> hundred million dollars over the next two years. Our legislators passed
> it anyway and it cannot be vetoed.
>
> I'd be happy to provide more information for anyone interested.
>
> Tracy Burrows
> tuber at eskimo.com
> 1000 Friends of Washington
> 1305 4th Ave. Suite 303
> Seattle, WA 98101
>