A step back towards private property rights

[Mick-Boy]

Like most of these things, it often seems like we're going two steps in the wrong direction for every step in the right direction. But at least it's a step in the right direction.

http://www.bozemandailychronicle.com...38052a039.html

Posted: Monday, March 10, 2014 9:22 am | Updated: 12:10 pm, Mon Mar 10, 2014.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has sided with a Wyoming property owner in a dispute over a bicycle trail that follows the route of an abandoned railroad. The decision could force the government to pay hundreds of millions of dollars to compensate landowners.

The justices ruled 8-1 Monday that property owner Marvin Brandt remains the owner of a 200-foot-wide trail that crosses his 83-acre parcel in southern Wyoming's Medicine Bow National Forest. The trail once was the path of a railroad and is among thousands of miles of abandoned railroads that have been converted to recreational trails.

Chief Justice John Roberts said the government was wrong to assert that it owns the trail.

The government says it faces compensation claims involving 10,000 properties in 30 states, possibly topping $100 million.

[BPTactical]

Good. With the land grab the Feds are doing it is high time they got checked into the boards.

[Mtn.man]

I don't see a problem. I know a guy that purchased MILES of old rr right of ways.
How would you like to pick up all the trash the cyclists leave on your place.
Let them bicycles find some other place to ride.

[BPTactical]

Let them bicycles find some other place to ride.

HOV lanes on I25 sounds good.

[Mtn.man]

HOV lanes on I25 sounds good.

During rush hour when everyone is stressed.

[TFOGGER]

Hmm...the .gov may have to pay hundreds of millions...and exactly where does that money come from again? Oh yeah...

[NFATrustGuy]

.The government says it faces compensation claims involving 10,000 properties in 30 states, possibly topping $100 million. .

Then shut down the fucking trails and give the land back to its rightful owners! The government shouldn't be playing Santa Claus with my money. If we as a country want to spend $100 million on trails, then fine... So long as we've had a chance to vote on it and we understand that stuff like this doesn't come for free. Want open space? Fine. Vote on it as a community and then compensate the affected landowners fairly. You don't just go in and take something to give it to someone else then break your arm patting yourself on the back at how altruistic and 'green' you are by providing 'free' trails.

More Govenment bullshit.

[jslo]

Double edged sword. Government gets slapped (good). We pay the bill (bad).

[ChunkyMonkey]

Then shut down the fucking trails and give the land back to its rightful owners! The government shouldn't be playing Santa Claus with my money. If we as a country want to spend $100 million on trails, then fine... So long as we've had a chance to vote on it and we understand that stuff like this doesn't come for free. Want open space? Fine. Vote on it as a community and then compensate the affected landowners fairly. You don't just go in and take something to give it to someone else then break your arm patting yourself on the back at how altruistic and 'green' you are by providing 'free' trails.

More Govenment bullshit.

+1, toll bike way.. wahooo!

[USMC_5-Echo]

Why doesn't the land owners just build a fence blocking access if they own the land?