Land Wars

I haven't figure out the mentality of the people out there who think they can tell landowners what they should and shouldn't do to with their land. Two examples of this are happening in City of Downey, CA and Niskayuna, NY.

In both cases, the landowners are law abiding and following all building zones/codes, yet a select few feel it's their right to take away the right of the landowners.

In my opinion, if you think the buildings are so special then why didn't you do your homework ahead of time. If you thought the buildings were so pristine, then why didn't you get a group of investors together a long time ago and buy the buildings so you could turn them into a shrine. My guess is these people wouldn't be able to find a investor and the purchase would then be required to use their own money to save the house...That's not fair.