I dont know what meeting Ted was in, but if he had paid attention to the one last nite he wouldnt have made such ridiculous comments. How would anyone from VORT know anything about when the next meeting would be. They didnt decide on the date until the start of the meeting last nite you ass. And the planner agreed to do everything he could to be there. In addition, Dimin never asked about the legal ramifications under RLUIPA until the end last nite. The VORT attorney and planner couldnt have addressed that before. They were very narrowly charged with addressing the definitions of church/megachurch and whether the original drafters of the ordinance could have forseen a megachurch coming in. They answered that in no uncertain terms and brilliantly. The VORT representatives have consistantly run rings around anything the church has put up. Dimin obviously wants them to assist with further research as to what possible outcomes to expect under RLUIPA, but if Dimin and the town reps are half as good as I think they are they wont decide on the basis of what could, possibly, maybe, be decided years ahead in court IF RLUIPA isnt declared unconstitutional based on the many appeals already pending.

My money goes on Dimin advising the PB to kick it to the BOA in the May-June timeframe, where CC can start all over, only with a much heavier burden of proof against them. Whether they decide to sue the town at that point or wait for the BOA to turn them down, who knows. Unless Big Dave arranges for his resident physic to have another chat with God and they decide to move east instead of west, we are destined to end up in court. After all, with the IreLAND Resort at stake, its the only Christian thing for him to do. Right?