Quote Originally Posted by David View Post
The conflict is that this was the Mayor's annual State of the City speech. If it was just a random chamber meeting then of course they should be free to distribute whatever petition full of lies that they please.



I see it's time for the "private property rights should triumph" discussion for the nth time. The very fact that Devon has to go in front of multiple city committees to get approval for these demolitions should tell you that you are simply not correct about private property rights versus the public interest. Admittedly, what the public interest actually is could be up for discussion, but that doesn't appear to be the point you are making.
I don't think anyone, including the Chamber, should assume that the public interest is not the business of the public. If property rights always triumph, then why do we have zoning laws, covenants, design review committees. Clearly it has long been recognized that a city is more than just a collection of individuals whose impact on one another is irrelevant.