Last evening Joan and I attended an impromptu meeting of Bayfield business folks who are worried about the apparent anti-business attitude of the city government. About fifty people were there, many of whom voiced their concerns about over reaching, possibly unconstitutional city ordinances which affect the growth, development and survival of the city and its businesses. There are at present two law suites going to court against city tourist lodging ordinances. It is a complicated situation, but this grass-roots uprising may be the start of turning around a slowly dieing community. I will have a great deal more to say about the decline of Bayfield and similar American communities at some appropriate future time.
Commentary: with another debt limit crisis fast approaching, Jamu Green, Executive Director of Rock the Vote, proposes a unique solution. Eliminate, not the debt, but the debt limit. Ergo, no debt limit crisis. This is like saying to eliminate hunger, eliminate food. Or to eliminate crime, eliminate crime victims. Better yet, conjure up the old cartoon image of the ostrich hiding from its enemies by sticking its head in the sand. I could go on, but I am sure you get the idea. Odds are that some left wing member of congress will adopt this nutty idea.
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Bayfield is a island of prosperity and very lucky for it. A gem of a place to retire and quite a cash flow due to tourists during the high season. But with that said I’d hate to see every nook and upstairs space made into a tourist apartment. And how many B&B’s are needed? I enjoyed Bayfield back in the 1980’s as I thought it was more quaint and more appealing. But of course you never go backwards and income is needed. Balance has to be achieved. Nobody wants to be told what they can and can’t do with their property of course. Some regulations are good otherwise somebody might paint their house next door purple and say live with it as it’s my house and I can do whatever I want.
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