Do whatever you damn well please with the building. You were going to anyway
Update: Gus emailed a correction:
Skip,
While reading the Grok today I noticed that you incorrectly stated that I used the analogy of turning your Chain saw into a race car. “Oh, back to my example - what I failed to say, however, when Gus said he turned the chainsaw I lent him into a race car, I failed to say "But when did I give you permission to turn my chainsaw into your race car?" In my eyes, that was an illegal taking - I've not only lost my chainsaw but (continuing with the applicable law), I'm not able to even get the race car as compensation” That analogy was given to you by TA Scott Dunn and not me. Please correct this error on the Grok.
Happily updated and apologies for the original mistake!
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Words said by Marshall Faye, an heir to the old library.
I guess I am against the Town proceeding with the taking of the library against the original wishes of Reverent Wilbur Harding and his wife Loise back in 1922. Yes, the Library was deemed too small over the last few years, but the taxpayers kept saying "No". But then, a new building was raised by the Friends of the Library.
Well, now what to do?
My opinion? Let them have it back. Yes, the Town has added onto the original building - without asking the family. I used the analogy of lending a chainsaw to Gus, waiting a long time, and then finding out it was not used for its original purpose (cutting down a limb) but was turned into a race car.
Well, there was some back and forth about the applicable laws concerning town property. And yes, I do have to bow to those that know more than I about the laws concerning this area of the law overseeing this particular problem.
But in reading the Sun earlier this month (4th, 6th for examples), it seems that there may have been more going on than what I thought. While the Town has claimed before that it could not find the heirs, it was easy enough for others here in Town were able to find a few and send them updates on the on-going process.
Oh, back to my example - what I failed to say, however, when Gus said he turned the chainsaw I lent him into a race car, I failed to say "But when did I give you permission to turn my chainsaw into your race car?" In my eyes, that was an illegal taking - I've not only lost my chainsaw but (continuing with the applicable law), I'm not able to even get the race car as compensation
Fair? No.
Let the heirs have it back. Tell the Town Counsel to stop the legal proceedings.
