You're not biased at all, if anything, you would look favorably
on this facility, as would I. I think you are dead on in your
assessment.
Matt Murray
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chuck" <golden1@britsys.net>
> I'm sorry if I sound biased, I was just trying to make people
aware of why
> this action happened "suddenly" just before our event. I don't
recall any
> "for" quotes in any report I read, other than he had 6.5M
invested, and
> "it's a nice facility" by some racers who were not from the
area or part of
> the hearing. A far as I know according to the press reports the
only people
> arguing for the continuation of the permit during the two hour
hearing were
> the owners attorneys, there was no mention of the owner even
being there.
> There was a large group of citizens arguing against it however
(I suspect
> that the reports of the hearing were biased since they came
from a local
> weekly newspaper) From the reports, the only concession the
owner was
> willing to make was to get the buildings permitted, his side
was asking for
> an EXPANSION, not a continuance of the special use permit, the
outright
> cancellation of his permit was a surprise move even to those
opposed,
> according to the press . It seems to me that his renting the
facility for
> the tour when he knew that this hearing was to take place
yesterday was
> another attempt to leverage support for himself or a slap to
the face of the
> board. According to the reports, he had been notified of being
in violation
> of his special use permit and zoning ordinances starting a
number of months
> ago, and he chose to ignore those notices and deliberately
continue his
> obvious violation. It was bound to come to a head. One of the
board members
> that voted for the original permit said that she already had
two major
> racing venues in her district (Phoenix international raceway, a
major NASCAR
> track and Thunderbird) and that had she known that this was to
become a
> third, she would never have voted for the permit.
> disclaimer: I am pro racing and development of first class AX
sites, I can
> however recognize when someone is using their wealth or power
to try to
> circumvent or run roughshod over the system, and find it
difficult to be
> sympathetic. Close by is Virginia International Raceway, a
perfect example
> of how a first class racing facility can be developed with the
government's
> blessing and cooperation. Now, if they would only expand their
skid pad...
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