We Win!

No, the government isn't providing everyone with a machine gun and a can full of ammo, but you gotta take your victories where you can. My little town, Littleton, pop abt 40,000 just held a mail in referendum which established that if the city wants to condemn something and sell it to a developer, they have to 1. get the property owners permission and 2. ask the taxpayers permission before giving tax exemptions to developers.

Having felt the heat I suppose, the city council also voted to abolish the municipal traffic cameras effective mid-July when the contract runs out. The council cites fuzzy results as to accident prevention and lack of the anticipated bags of cash as in a small town it doesn't take very long for everyone to figure out where the cameras are and assume that getting hit from the rear when you stop for them is less expensive than getting a ticket for getting across the intersection late.

Besides, adding a second to the yellow light accomplishes the same thing and doesn't result in angry phone calls and e-mails.