07-11-2008, 02:06 PM
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Originally posted by Shekelpal
The point is, that in a time when Island energy is so costly, CCR#699;s like this only boost demand and make energy more costly for everyone else. So the ban on hanging clothes out really does effect people outside of those communities. To mandate use of electricity to dry clothes from a central grid, when there is ample sun power to do so, is just way beyond stupid.
Using your analogy, shouldn't government step in and ban the use of cloth dryers? Wouldn't that address the issue completely? I understand the logic of clotheslines, but I disagree that government should be asked to void a person’s contractual agreement. CC&Rs is a legal contract between an individual property owner and the collective property owners to abide by a set of rules and regulations for the mutual benefit of all. If the people in an HOA want clotheslines, why not just amend the CC&Rs to allow them? I bet its because the majority of the property owners don't want them. So when democracy fails, jump to a dictatorship!