https://books.google.com.mx/books?id=f91...

This story from Cheyenne is the start of a repeat of what happened at Love Canal. Occidental Petroleum had done some remediation of this area. Local/county officials and the EPA forced the land to be sold to the local/county government. Occidental insisted in that forced "agreement" that the land never be used again. The county sold the land at least a decade later to a developer, who then built homes on it, and shockingly (not), the new homeowners started to have health problems.

I like your new verb - breitbarted!

Good article. You might have some fun in researching how much of that city code you reference comes from UN treaties signed in the last 30 years or so. I think it might surprise you.

Now you see why I've been at Brad to start posting here.

As a city official who tries to keep government contained to a minimal role, I have to concur with Brad. The vast plurality of local government officials think nothing of taking fed dollars. They even say"It's better than spending our money" It makes me want to scream. I am not sure where they think it comes from. They probably just don't think. I do believe city government has its role; individual and property protection and street maintenance, but definitely not economic development. I would love to have a discussion sometime concerning the proper role for community. The gulch had enough people to have understood rules of conduct and agreements on the use of the vehicle and tractor as well as the airport. All classic city services can be privately provided, just because some choose to create a government to provide some services is not all bad. Limited government with proper controls can be effective.

you are going to get breitbarted

Always excellent, Brad!