Long Branch Land Grab Shameful

I was outraged when I read in the Feb. 6 Press that Ms Anna DeFaria was in danger of losing her home in Long Branch because city developers want her land. Does this mean that no one is safe from losing their property if rich developers crave it? I came to this country in 1947, and I believed my husband, who said that if you worked hard and built or bought a house, you would have every right to enjoy the fruits of your labor. It seems to me that if Ms DeFaria does not wish to sell her house, she has every right not to do so. She should not have to be pressured by land-gobbling builders. Shame on New Jersey if she has been put in this position, and shame on the US Supreme Court for aiding and abetting this dishonest action. Shame for scaring her to give up her rights. Shame for having property seized to make room for more and more developments. Same for getting rid of more and more trees that make the couintryside look so beautiful. Don't we all want that? Ms DeFaria should not have to lose her property because the rich want to get richer. Good luck to her.

DAHLIA ANDREW FAYTER

Egg Harbor Township

Letter published in Press of Atlantic City, February 16, 2006