Another strong editorial against Initiative 933 from a writer from Clark County in Washington State.
Looking for a property mess in Washington state? Then vote "yes" on Initiative 933 on Nov. 7. The property rights initiative qualified for the general election ballot last week.Built on the skeleton of Oregon's chaotic Measure 37, it would force government to compensate land owners for laws that lower property values, or waive the rules altogether. Passage would be especially damaging for heavily urbanized Clark County, where it would remove zoning protection when rules "damage the use or value" of private property.
Expect an asphalt plant to operate at Brush Prairie and gravel mining to resume in the East Fork of the Lewis River. Applied to an intensely populated area such as ours, I-933 is pure evil.