Contrary to the assertion of the op-ed by Nan Rollison of the Stafford Citizens for a Sustainable Future that "all citizens win" is the fact that the only ones "winning" anything are those who continue to think they are entitled to determine what any other private landowner can or cannot do with their property ["'TND' ordinance is a wolf in sheep's clothing," May 31].
Can someone please point out in the Constitution of this once-fine republic where government was granted by we the people the ability to control private property?
The Founding Fathers are rolling over in their graves at the governmental control that now exists over private property. They fully understood that private property--and one's ability to do with it as necessary to better their lives--created the most massive wealth generator in the history of man.
When anyone, not just nobility, had the ability to own property, then their own actions with that property could be used to achieve the "pursuit of happiness."
Look around the world; the countries that have the most liberal private-property ownership rules have the most wealth. Those where ownership of private property is the least are typically the poorest.
Zoning boards, planning commissions, and boards of supervisors have destroyed the original intent of private property. There is no such thing as "sustainable" growth when others think they know best what I should do with my property.
Stephen Despres, King George