Home › News ›

Property Owners Battle State Over Coastal Policy

Posted by: Abhijeet Chavan
Thanks to: Abhijeet Chavan
7 October 2003 - 6:00am

A coastal policy bill restricting the state's control over lands below Lake Erie's "high water mark" sparks a clash between property owners and the state of Ohio.

"Some groups, including the Ohio Environmental Council, oppose the measure as a land grab that will turn over control of public property - portions of the lake and shore - to private owners.But a group of property owners like Nancy and Raymond Ginter of Vermilion, Ohio, said the land management practices employed by the state are a form of blackmail to control the property for which they must pay taxes on."

Full Story: Lake Erie coastal policy receives low marks
Source: Toldeo Blade, October 6, 2003
»
Bookmark and Share
“
Officials in South Africa understand the potential risks they've brought upon themselves. They've seen abandoned Olympic venues blight Athens. They know that even Beijing has had trouble luring events to its infamous Bird's Nest stadium. But South Africa remains hopeful.
”