Today's DR Editorial - The "All Opinions are Welcome, but Sorry no Instigators" Board

THINKER · Status: Offline

Today's DR Editorial

RTconcern · Status: Offline

Yeah, and The Globe has a story about finding a living Mermaid Boy...both hold equal credibility in my view.

ChuckM2005 · Status: Offline

I agree completely. I found the DR editorial very disturbing and one sided against their own customer base. I guess they only find the need to be "objective" when its politically expedient to do so. I also completely disagree with their conclusions. Guess its time to start a letters to the editor campaign.

JohnQ · Status: Offline

I do not suscribe to that rag - can someone post a summary of the pro-cc hack job?

ChuckM2005 · Status: Offline

Unfortunately they dont seem to have it on their website. I have a scanned copy of it if you want me to email it to you. There doesnt seem to be an easy way to send an a graphic image through this msg board or to include it in a post.

Jay R · Status: Offline

No need to fight

Rockaway Twp., church should try compromise

It is no surprise cc has filed suit against RT. We thought the suit would come after the pb denied the church's application to build a 5,000-congregation church on GPR. But the board hasn't acted yet. In fact, hearings, which seem totally unnecessary now, are continuing.

What forced the church's hand was a recent ordinance the township council adopted that the church says is designed to hinder its application.

Regardless of how it came about, the suit is here and the township has to deal with it. Township officials should be aware of two facts.

The first is that the church is very likely to prevail in court. In a nation dedication [sic] to religious freedom, houses of worship have a right to be built. Not only does that principle date back to the Constitution of the US, it has been reinforced by recent federal legislation. In trying to counter that premise, the township faces a steep obstacle.

Secondly, township officials should realize that a large church on GPR simply is not going to impact the area as adversely as some critics think. What is planned is a church, not a power plant, not a noisy factory, not a landfill. The bulk of the traffic going to and from the church will occur on Sunday mornings when roads are generally pretty empty.

The township can spend thousands of tax dollars unsuccessfully fighting this case through the courts, or officals can show true leadership by settling this suit through negotionation and compromise. To any objective obersever, the choice seems very clear.

Jay R · Status: Offline

I'd like to know two things from the Daily Ragord:

Have you read the traffic studies and seen that although Sunday traffic will be heavy (I believe going from an "A" to an "F" for as long as they are 'busy'), it will also be heavy during the week - heavier than what Agiilent generated due to the drop off nature of a school (two-way trips)? Too bad Mr. Jennings didn't think it worth his time or effort to actually ATTEND more than 45 minutes of the last meeting (about 8:15 to 9, correct Rob???). Maybe he would have walked away with a few facts if he had.

What kind of 'compromise' do you (the Ragord) suggest that RT offer - perhaps we should offer to allow the pb process to continue??? Wait - we WERE doing that...It seems we are being sued BEFORE the process completes....Perhaps you think we should just allow Ms. Berger and company to rewrite our zoning rules to their own liking and then place 4 or 5 of their cronies on our planning board - would that work for you???

One other comment - It seems that the Raggord suffers from the same lack of understanding of OBRL that mullet-man has....They list three comparison projects - power plant, factory, and landfill. Hey Ragord - it's NOT ZONED for those operations!!!

JohnQ · Status: Offline

awsome - thanks Jay! What a joke of a paper, they are devoid of any real reporting skills. They will eat crow in the end.

ChuckM2005 · Status: Offline

I just had a chat with Rob Jennings on the phone. He wanted everyone to know that he DOESN'T write the editorial. He suggested that the point of the editorial was more that if the suit goes forward that RLUIPA is a tough thing to fight. I let him know that there were a lot of people that felt that the point could have been stated much better than it was without seeming to take sides against and alienating their local residents. He suggested that anyone with a differing opinion write to Fred Snowflack and let him know. letters@dailyrecord.com goes to him or his direct email is FSNOWFLA@morristo.gannett.com . I intend to let him know how I feel.