American Dream

Some readers of this blog may be familiar with the controversy associated with Little Dobbins Island in the Magothy River, a saltwater branch of the Chesapeake Bay near Annapolis. Seems that the owner of the island (you can see an image from above here, it's the smaller of the two islands) (re-)built a home without the appropriate permits.

My sympathies tend to run with the owner of the island (it's his land, after all), and I know how elaborate, expensive and long the approvals process is (and the lands along the Magothy River are hardly untouched or pristine), but I don't think I agree with his lawsuit against the person and groups that are opposing what he has done.

You can read more at the links below:

Washington Post: One Man Is an Island

Magothy River Association and Magothy River Land Trust

CBF Appeals Little Dobbins Island Variance Decision (Chesapeake Bay Foundation Web site).