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Old 12-01-2022, 11:52 AM
 
Location: Madison, Alabama
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Yes and I get it but then again, the ones that filed this lawsuit were fine with their development and houses being built. I am sure those that already had homes in the area would rather that development not been built either. That is how it goes though.
Yep, classic NIMBY.
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Old 12-01-2022, 12:41 PM
 
Location: Huntsville, AL
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Yep, classic NIMBY.
They could have avoided all this if they had gotten together with like minded land owners and bought up all the affected land. They then could have controlled how the land was used. Of course that is probably not a realistic option for most people.
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Old 12-02-2022, 04:29 PM
 
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I heard the lawsuit over the development on Monte Sano was dismissed by the judge yesterday. Both the city and developer had followed the requirements for a new development so it was dismissed for no merit.
That's correct.

https://www.al.com/news/2022/11/judg...bdivision.html
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Old 12-02-2022, 04:31 PM
 
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At the end of the day. If the adjoining property owners didn't want the development to happen they should have purchased the land.
Since the case was dismissed, that's the only way they could have stopped it from being developed.
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