Can landowners sell their property to the highest bidder, or should there be restrictions? Does it make a difference if the buyer is from Canada or China or a billionaire from the U.S., like Bill Gates? Can a group of hog farmers form a coop and purchase land to build a processing plant? If the farmers worked with the city and the state to find a parcel of land near the poop ponds in the industrial section of town, should they have the right to use their land for its intended purpose? Can a local billionaire who doesn't own the land or even an adjacent parcel force them to walk away from the millions they have invested in the land purchase and site work? What about the City Council or a group of voters? Do they have more rights to that land and its use than the landowner?
Letter: Do landowners have rights?
Letter: Do landowners have rights?
Letter: Do landowners have rights?
Can landowners sell their property to the highest bidder, or should there be restrictions? Does it make a difference if the buyer is from Canada or China or a billionaire from the U.S., like Bill Gates? Can a group of hog farmers form a coop and purchase land to build a processing plant? If the farmers worked with the city and the state to find a parcel of land near the poop ponds in the industrial section of town, should they have the right to use their land for its intended purpose? Can a local billionaire who doesn't own the land or even an adjacent parcel force them to walk away from the millions they have invested in the land purchase and site work? What about the City Council or a group of voters? Do they have more rights to that land and its use than the landowner?