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Saturday, February 22, 2014

Colorado Couple May Lose Home In ‘Open Space’ Eminent Domain Seizure

County apparatchiks condemn property in spat over ATV

Andy and Ceil Barrie fell in love with and bought a three-bedroom home on a beautiful ten-acre property within the White River National Forest in Colorado, a sprawling reserve of 2.1 million acres. Only three years after purchasing the property and the house within it, county government officials, annoyed by the couple’s use of an ATV to drive to their property, are trying to to take the Barries’ home away.

The county claims that it is seizing the property through eminent domain in order to preserve open space, according to an Associate Press report. The Barries say they have no plans to develop the land at all, and even let hikers travel through their property. Open space “is all it’s ever been,” Andy Barrie said.

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4 comments:

Anonymous said...

If 'we' let the government get away with this, shame on us all as it will set a precedent for worse to follow....

Anonymous said...

They recalled a couple of other heretic out of control members of the Colorado Legislature you would think they are quaking in their boots out there. This is surely an overzealous unelected demagogue with issues thinking their domain is all about power. Progressives are basically half wits.

Anonymous said...

Shameful indeed ... and it WILL get worse

ginn said...

The only way this sort of thing is going to end is when we the people take back our government/s.., one way or the other.