"Don White" wrote in message
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Bill McKee wrote:



I hate when people store their boats and RV's in the driveway. Makes for
a tacky looking neighborhood. Livermore, CA. Years ago passed an
ordinance prohibiting such. Good law. Put it behind the fence! In a
side yard.

Sailboats seem to be different. Most people are quite interested in my
baby when they see it. I'll pass your comments along to my provincial tax
assessor. Every year he raises my property value by 8 or 10%


As Samuel Clemens's stated about land "They are not making more of it.".
Just because the value of the neighborhood increases, does not mean it does
not have tacky houses. And you should have passed a Calif Proposition 13
type law. Can not keep infinitely raising the value of the property for tax
purposes when it is not sold. Prices the fixed income retiree's out of
their homes.