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Igel

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7. The land was donated for its purpose.

Reply to elleng (Reply #6)

Wed Jun 10, 2020, 09:08 AM

Jun 2020

If that's not cool anymore, return the land.

There's precedent for that.

Immediately, the residents get to vote for senators and representatives.

Problem solved.

Just not solved in a way that, for many, is the real goal. So while the claimed problem would be solved easily and quickly, it's not considered a solution to even be seriously pondered.

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