It is hard for a draft dodger to appear to be macho, but Trump is giving it his best shot, saying each boat blown out of the water saves 25,000 American lives, a lie of staggering proportions that he made up with no factual support.
The case has been an enormous headache for town officials and nearby residents in the Blue Hill neighborhood and has so far cost tens of thousands of dollars in billable hours from the town’s law firm.
The money for the acquisition would come from a special revenue fund containing proceeds from the sale of town-owned real estate. O'Brien has been in violation of multiple cease-and-desist orders since 2011.
The selectboard has held a pair of closed-door meetings on the possible purchase and related litigation this month, and has said its goal is to add the item to the warrant for a special town meeting scheduled for Monday, Aug. 6.
In his letter, Martin Kaplan writes: "The town [of Lenox] and the Zoning Board of Appeals have carried out their legal responsibilities in a thorough, open and transparent fashion, considering all of the issues with deep respect for all viewpoints."
