Brickbat: This Land Is My Land

Louis Cherry got a building
permit and all the government approvals necessary to build a new
home last year. He thought he’d be able to move in by May of this
year. But the house is only 85 percent complete, and Cherry has no
idea when or if he’ll be able to complete it and move in.
His neighbor across
the street, Gail Wiesner, says the house’s design is too modern and
she has convinced local officials to reverse Cherry’s building
permit, and now Cherry is fighting to reverse that reversal in
court.