Originally Posted by
gshowell
Here we go again.
The number of driveways on Transit in Lancaster and Amherst/Clarence is ridiculous.
It seems the state DOT put us in this predicament with the interior road on Transit. Maybe they should be forced to buy the land. Problem is, that means we pay for it.
The town laid the conditions down, maybe they should pay for the driveways. Oh, sorry, that means we pay for it.
If the businesses must buy/lease the property, maybe they should pay for it. Damn, that means we pay for it in increased service costs.
Enough. I'm going to take a lot of flack for this, but, my opinion is that there isn't a square inch of property in Lancaster that is worth the price people are asking for it. Forty to fifty thousand for enough land to build a driveway? Are you fricken kidding me. I don't care what improvement/changes have to be made, the asking price is outrageous.
Punchline, the state says this has to be done, the town says this has to be done, the property owner knows it's going to be required so they can ask for whatever they want for the property. Even if they don't get their asking price, they still get more than the property's worth. And no matter what the circumstances, taxpayers/consumers pay the bill.
Take your best shot, you're not going to convince me the property is worth the asking price.