THE PROPERTY RIGHTS FOUNDATION OF AMERICA®
Presents
—POLICING PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS—
—The Other Side of Zoning and Building Codes—
The Twelfth Annual National Conference on Private
Property Rights
Saturday, October 18, 2008
Holiday Inn, 205 Wolf Road, Albany, New York
Join us for our Twelfth Annual event —
A memorable day with nationally acclaimed leaders, experts, and
grassroots leaders.
A sterling opportunity for learning, inspiration,
And making true friends in our cause of private property rights.
Conference Program
Authors’ Reception, Book-Signings,
& Registration (Includes Light Buffet) — 8:00
am
Complementary literature displays, Time to meet speakers, friends
and renew acquaintances
Welcome - 8:45 am
Carol W.
LaGrasse, P.E.,
President, Property Rights Foundation of America, Inc.—
“Zoning
& Building Codes: Rules Beyond Reason”
Opening Address — 9:00 am
Lolita Buckner
Inniss, J.D., L.L.M.,
Associate Professor of Law, Cleveland-Marshall School of Law,
Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio—
“The
Façade of New Urbanism & the Form-Based Code”
Morning Address: “Freeing
the Community for the Future” — 10:00
am
Introduced by: Ms. LaGrasse
Randal
O’Toole, Bandon, Oregon
Director, American Dream Coalition of the Independence Institute;
Senior Fellow, Cato Institute; Senior Economist Thoreau Institute—
“Free
Market Solutions to Urban Problems”
Short Break — Coffee Served
- 10:50
Morning Panel - “Fighting
for Land-use Reform in Congress & Court” —
11:00
Chaired by: Ms. LaGrasse
Jason
Knox, Esq., Legislative Staffer, U.S. House
of Representatives
Natural Resources Committee, Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests,
and Public Lands—
“Property
Rights Update from Washington, D.C.”
Robert
J. Smith, Senior Fellow for Environmental Policy,
National Center for Public Policy Research; Adjunct Senior Environmental
Scholar, Competitive Enterprise Institute; & President, Center
for Private Conservation, Washington, D.C.—
“Congressional
Designs on Your Property Rights”
James
E. Morgan, Esq., Galvin and Morgan, Delmar,
New York—
“Conservation
Easements and TDR’s: Fifth Amendment Takings through
Zoning”
Luncheon & Awards Presentation —
12:00
Keynote Address
Don Corace,
Naples, Florida
Real Estate Developer and Author—
“Fight
the Good Fight for Private Property Rights”
Select panel: Citizen Activists Defending Their
Rights
John Salvador, Jr. - “Removal
of Public Official from Office”
Kenneth Switzer - “Certificate
of Occupancy without Building Inspection”
Edwin Navin -
Afternoon Panel 1 — “Up
from the Depths of Zoning” — 1:45
Chaired by: Ms. LaGrasse
John
S. Marwell, Esq.
Shamberg Marwell Davis & Hollis, Mt. Kisco, New York—
“No-Growth
Zoning”
Alan
J. Knauf, Esq.
Knauf Shaw LLP, Rochester, New York-
“Wind
Power Meets Zoning”
Short Break — 3:10
Afternoon Panel 2 — “Protecting
the People: Leaders and Litigants” — 3:20
Chaired by: Ms. LaGrasse
Robert
McNamara, Attorney
Institute for Justice, Washington, D.C.—
“Is
Your Rental Home Your Castle?—
Administrative Warrants and Personal Privacy in the Twenty-first
Century”
Marshall
Sayegh, Businessman, Gualala California—
President, Property Rights Foundation of Mendocino County
“Confronting
the California Coastal Commission’s Ultra-control
of Local Communities”
Albert
Wassenhove, Retired Business Executive, Ghent,
New York—
“Foreign
Intrusion on County Soil—A Zoning Tool”
Closing Address — 4:25
Roman P.
Storzer, Storzer & Greene, P.L.L.C., Washington, D.C.
“The
Rights of Religious Institutions Facing Zoning & Historic
Preservation”
Evening Farewell — 5:00 p.m.
Informal Reception — Light hors d’oeuvres
— Capitol Room — 5:15
For further information: Property Rights Foundation
of America
P. O. Box 75, Stony Creek, NY 12878 (518) 696-5748, www.prfamerica.org
Public Welcome — Admission
includes Light Breakfast Buffet, Luncheon, Reception, and Gratuities;
Conference Packet and Proceedings (to be published later): $75.00
payable (check or money order) by
October 10 to the Property Rights Foundation of America, Inc.,
or $85.00 at the door.
Students: Please Inquire about Generous Discount
— Made possible by a grant from the
Great Circle Foundation Inc.
Group Discount
Location — Holiday Inn Turf,
205 Wolf Road, Albany — (518) 458-7250), Located a
short distances from I-87 (Adirondack Northway) Exit 4, Four miles
from Albany County Airport; cab or Holiday Inn overnight guests
complimentary shuttle service.
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