In 2009 an attempt will be made to pass zoning and property controls in Greene County, IN. There are 3 commissioners (all Democrats), and only they can pass this ordinance. Also, there is a 4 to 3 majority of Democrats on the County Council. If the Socialist misery of zoning comes to our county, it will be at the hands of the elected officials of your Greene County Democratic Party; and, if passed, your property rights and freedoms will be gone. Zoning means that you will no longer be free to utilize your property as you see fit, but you will have to ask the county and they will tell you what you can and cannot do with your own property based on zoning regulations. The bottomless pit of permits, inspections, and increased taxes and living costs will have begun as it has in other victimized counties.

If this happens, and it appears likely it will, voters should remember which elected officials, and which political party they belong to, that brings this tradgedy to our county; and which officials decided that the people's individual rights and freedoms should be sacrificed to achieve the agenda of government control of private property. Voters should reject all officials and candidates of that party.

To see the ugly reality and face of zoning, which up until now has just been a word, click on the link above to the Zoning Ordinance adopted by neighboring Owen County (Spencer, IN) in 2003. Reading this manifesto of government control of people's property and lives should give anyone pause to think; even those misinformed or naive individuals who claim to think zoning is a good idea.

Make yourself heard, call your elected officials and insist they publicly pledge to protect & defend your rights and vote accordingly. Insist candidates for office make a public pledge to protect and defend your rights if they are elected. And if not, voters must elect those candidates who will.

Zoning isn't possible if the voters rise up and reject it, for nothing else will stop it. Do so at the polls by rejecting the party and candidates who support it. Doing nothing is the surest way to get zoning passed. Primaries elections are in May 2010. We must start now to make sure that the people, who remember who took their rights away govern the county and not unresponsive officials.

We need the support and votes of everyone who values freedoms and rights. And if you are one of those special people who refuse to give up their freedom without a fight and would like to do more, please call; volunteer to help. We need help to ensure that all citizens are made aware of this threat.

The Greene County Economic Development Corporation (GCEDC) has completed a planning study, which was paid for by your tax dollars and will become the legal foundation for ordinances, which will take away your property rights forever if they are passed. The public should be outraged that their own money was spent to deprive them of their rights. Demand that your elected officials end their association and continued funding for this group and its Socialist agenda of centralized control.

Say YES to your rights and freedoms; say NO to government control of private property!

You are invited join Citizens for Property Rights, a group of Greene County residents and voters formed in response to the threat of zoning to the property rights and freedoms of landowners, renters, and business owners alike. We are an issue only interest group and are not affiliated with any political party or other organization and we welcome all citizens of either party or independents as members. Join us; help oppose this action and keep our rights for us and our children in the future. Below is a statement of our mission. If you agree with our aims, and would like to join us, we welcome you. Simply fill out the Petition/Membership form.

Our Mission

We believe in the full and free use and enjoyment of our property, which we own, and that such use should be free from interference, threat, or control from anyone and especially, control in any form by the government. We believe that except for violating criminal laws or posing a public health hazard, that this is the right of all property owners. We will not compromise our freedoms for perceived or promised gains; or for fear of our neighbors, or for the imaginary objectives of others who attempt to deprive us of our rights and freedoms. We will strive to do the following:

Work to organize the citizens into a determined block of voters so large that its will and determination cannot be overcome by misinformed or unresponsive elected officials influenced by a fringe minority group determined to exert their will over all the people for their own narrow political and social goals. Make voters understand that zoning is not possible if voters reject it. We will endorse and support only candidates committed to the democratic principles of individual rights and freedoms for all.

We will work together to increase the membership of our group, and to encourage new members to become active politically and otherwise, to seek public office, and to assist in our efforts to increase our membership, and continue to advocate our goals publicly, privately, and politically.

Identify both elected officials and candidates of either party who, based both on their words or their actions, have demonstrated their support or lack of support for everyone's freedoms. Work publicly, privately, and at the polls for their election or defeat by informing the voting public at the polls. Work to ensure that Greene County is controlled by the voters, not by misinformed or unresponsive elected officials who think they know better than the citizens or who are being influenced by others.

And finally, above all else, VOTE and advocate family, friends, and others to vote for the right candidates to protect everyone's rights. Remember, voting in great numbers is your only voice in public matters. Your rights and freedoms are being threatened from within the political process by a very small fringe group of well financed and organized advocates. They are relying on your apathy and lack of concern or knowledge to ensure their success. If you don't take part in that process and work to eliminate the threat posed by them and protect your rights, you will be victimized. Don't forget: they cannot take your freedom unless you allow it. Together we can work to protect our rights; separately, we can do nothing. Thank you.