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BOWLING GREEN, OH – Solutions Institute is thrilled to announce that the people of the Borough of Kodiak, Alaska have defeated a zoning bill that would have severely restricted property rights and changed the character of their community. Many residents were deeply concerned, but a coalition did not exist. Activism brought these people together, and all who contributed to the bill’s defeat are to commended for defending long-standing property rights. SI provided assistance, but the individuals who devoted their time and resources to the cause carried the day for Kodiak.
Local activist Jamie Fagan wrote to us, describing the process that turned the concerned residents into a force that the Borough Council could not conquer. It is a story of ambition and persistence that inspired us to make the video that accompanies this press release. Here it is Jamie’s own words:
On or around Nov. of 2013, an awareness that had been building in me for some time reached a critical threshold where I knew I had to do something! It hit me that I could no longer sit on the sidelines and watch as one crime after another after another was being committed with impunity by “the Powers That Be.” So, after hearing Dan interviewed on several talk radio shows, I decided to call him and ask for his help in starting up a local PANDA group in Kodiak (People Against the NDAA). At around the same time, I read Rosa Koire’s book, “Agenda 21 Behind the Green Mask,” and invited Rosa Koire to come and give a presentation in Kodiak.