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The Pisgah Inn, a private hotel that holds a concession on the Blue Ridge Parkway, has become a national sensation as it defies “intimidation” and a National Park Service order to close its doors.After a tumultuous few days, inn owner Bruce O’Connell told The Washington Times on Friday morning that he had just reopened his doors for customers, despite the park service telling him he had to shut down. He says he’s essentially private property, on a road that’s still open, and uses no government personnel, so he sees no reason to quit operating.
“I’m questioning their authority to shut me,” Mr. O’Connell said.
The National Park Service is involved in several high-profile battles during the shutdown, including having barricaded open-air monuments and memorials in Washington. Veterans busted through barricades at the National World War II Memorial earlier this week, gaining national attention.
But the Park Service closures extend throughout the country, shuttering parks — and many of the private businesses that run concessions in them, such as City Tavern in Philadelphia, and Nauset Knoll Motor Lodge on Cape Cod.
Pisgah Inn, which Mr. O’Connell described as one of the last mom-and-pop places along the Blue Ridge, is just southwest of Asheville, N.C. And while most national parks are closed, the Park Service has deemed the Blue Ridge Parkway a thoroughfare and has left it open.
Mr. O’Connell said since the road is open, and he uses no federal personnel — even his fire and police services would come from town — he isn’t drawing on federal resources and sees no reason he should have to shut down.
Michael Litterst, the Park Service’s chief spokesman, said they have no choice but to shut down concessions.
Read more: Blue Ridge hotel defies Park Service shutdown - Washington Times
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I agree.This is getting disgusting...intimidating private business owners to close because Obama, and Reid throw a temper tantrum? I say we the people start to get pissed off at this tin horn.
I agree.
These antics by the president show him to be a shameless, vindictive, petty, nasty little man.
And ... :golf ... a lazy incompetent to boot.
I dearly hope you're right. I just don't know anymore though... At the same time, I still hold out hope for the soul of this nation, that there indeed are sufficient numbers of honest, reasonable people who "get it."Oh absolutely, I love how these things reveal who progressive demo's really are. People want the government to sit down, and talk to each other to get to a solution. All this name calling, all of this intentional inflicting of pain on citizens by picking and choosing what they shut down, and now going to private business adjacent to the park, and telling them to close? No, the people won't stand for this type of crap for long.
This is getting disgusting...intimidating private business owners to close because Obama, and Reid throw a temper tantrum? I say we the people start to get pissed off at this tin horn.
That's exactly right - and anyone who believes it's about "caring" for us is a fool - a word I don't use lightly.The same thugs intimidating this business run the NSA/IRS/EPA and now they want total control over your HC
People need to wake up before it's too late
http://www.citizen-times.com/articl...Pisgah-Inn-reopens-defies-government-shutdown... O’Connell runs the business but the government owns the building. He leases it.
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:applaudI applaud the owners, and the vets that crossed the barriers, and the fishermen I saw yesterday that crossed on 'federal park' land to fish anyway...
http://www.citizen-times.com/articl...Pisgah-Inn-reopens-defies-government-shutdown
the fellow is a fool
he should read his lease agreement
and if there is no provision for such closure (i would bet there is) he could sue for the feds violating the terms of the contract causing him loss of income and profits. he would then be able to make out like a bandit
suspect he is a teabagger, wanting to impose his personal views in the media
That's your defense?
Hell, maybe you should advocate for us all staying home because roads are a public good and we're violating the spirit of the shutdown because the government "owns the roads".
FWIW - here are some photos showing them doing it. Took 7 personnel, a giant forklift, and a bunch of rented barricades to enclose the open-air monument.This is the stuff that gonna start swaying public opinion. How silly it is that it takes more government personnel to "close" these types of places than it does to keep it open.
if the property owner tells you to close the property, close the property
then recover what you would have earned thru the courts
winning a contract dispute with the federal government is always an enriching proposition
So a landlord could come into a tenant's apartment anytime for any reason. Nice.
no. the landlord could tell the tenant to vacate
and the tenant would have to vacate
and then seek compensation via the courts
Actually, no he cannot. It's called breach of contract.
He could take them to court, but there would be extensive punitive penalties because of damages.
It's not in the government's best interest to argue this. Of course, they've never been models of efficiency or sense, nor have people who blindly support it.
appears you now agree with me
do as the property owner directs
then seek compensation thru the courts
no. the landlord could tell the tenant to vacate
and the tenant would have to vacate
and then seek compensation via the courts
appears you now agree with me
do as the property owner directs
then seek compensation thru the courts
You should have stopped digging your own hole 3 posts ago
Just sayin ... :2wave:
no. the landlord could tell the tenant to vacate
and the tenant would have to vacate
and then seek compensation via the courts
Call me crazy, but "not doing something stupid to begin with" seems like a better solution.
as usual, you have nothing to contribute to the conversation
tired of getting beat up ... finally a good call
but we are talking about the actions of the tenant - NOT the property owner
the government makes a LOT of stupid contracting decisions. this may well be another of them
but the smart contractor will do as was instructed and smile all the way to the bank, depositing the dollars received from a unilateral contract modification issued by the government
which is why i said this fellow is a dolt. probably a teabagger. but then, i repeat myself
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