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Google Maps / Earth satellite/aerial pictures can be several years out of date, particularly in older, static developments. Pools can be constructed and torn down. It should not be a tax first, credit later sort of thing.]]>Aug 2nd 2010 6:28PMhttp://www.switched.com/2010/08/02/long-island-town-uses-google-earth-to-find-rogue-swimming-pools/http://www.switched.com/2010/08/02/long-island-town-uses-google-earth-to-find-rogue-swimming-pools/Aug 3rd 2010 10:04AMhttp://www.switched.com/2010/08/02/long-island-town-uses-google-earth-to-find-rogue-swimming-pools/http://www.switched.com/2010/08/02/long-island-town-uses-google-earth-to-find-rogue-swimming-pools/Aug 3rd 2010 10:21AMhttp://www.switched.com/2010/08/02/long-island-town-uses-google-earth-to-find-rogue-swimming-pools/http://www.switched.com/2010/08/02/long-island-town-uses-google-earth-to-find-rogue-swimming-pools/
Who is stealing what services from whom?

The pool owners are probably paying for water and electricity.

My guess is the town is more concerned about collecting permitting fees than it is about the safety of the homeowners and neighbors.
Also, by requiring permits, the town gets to inspect the property, update the valuation, and increase the property taxes.]]>Aug 3rd 2010 10:55AMhttp://www.switched.com/2010/08/02/long-island-town-uses-google-earth-to-find-rogue-swimming-pools/http://www.switched.com/2010/08/02/long-island-town-uses-google-earth-to-find-rogue-swimming-pools/Aug 3rd 2010 10:34AMhttp://www.switched.com/2010/08/02/long-island-town-uses-google-earth-to-find-rogue-swimming-pools/http://www.switched.com/2010/08/02/long-island-town-uses-google-earth-to-find-rogue-swimming-pools/Aug 3rd 2010 11:58AMhttp://www.switched.com/2010/08/02/long-island-town-uses-google-earth-to-find-rogue-swimming-pools/http://www.switched.com/2010/08/02/long-island-town-uses-google-earth-to-find-rogue-swimming-pools/Aug 3rd 2010 10:42AMhttp://www.switched.com/2010/08/02/long-island-town-uses-google-earth-to-find-rogue-swimming-pools/http://www.switched.com/2010/08/02/long-island-town-uses-google-earth-to-find-rogue-swimming-pools/
As long as any structures are built properly and safely, I completely agree with you.

I grew up in the country where we could do whatever we wanted on our property.
By helping my experienced elders and contractors, and by reading, I became proficient at domestic construction, roofing, wiring, etc.

After college, I moved to Austin, TX for employment and bought a small house.
I wanted to expand the living space, so I added a 12' X 22' sunroom.
It had a 12-foot peaked ceiling, 4' X 4' skylights, ceiling fan, glass all around, wet bar, tile floor, pass-through to the kitchen, glass in the 12-foot peak to provide a view of the treed backyard, etc.

I hired a licensed concrete contractor to pour the slab and a licensed electrician to run a new feed from the outsde meter to a breaker box I had installed in the sun room.
The electrician inspected and assured me that all of the wiring work I had done through the walls and ceiling met code.
(He also commented that I had gone overboard on my framing and structure.)
(I'm 56 yo, have built a lot of structures, and not one of them has rotted or failed.)

I did all of the framing, roofing, electrical, flooring, plumbing, and interior finishing.
With me doing all of the labor except for the 2 specialty contractors, the room cost me only $6K. I had been given quotes of from $30K to $35K by commercial contractors.
Of course, that was in 1980 and it took me a year to complete, but that room is what sold the house.

I knew that my work was "up to snuff" and I didn't want to mess with Austin permits, fees, inspectors, and increased taxes, so I never got a permit.
I'm convinced that building permits on residential properties are primarily a means to collect fees and increase property taxes.

The information in this article indicates that the Long Island town is assessing fines averaging $300 per swimming pool.
What a bunch of crap!
Now....., how much will the homeowners' tax bills increase?
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Not that it relates to this post, but we actually did write about violence in the Congo recently:

http://www.switched.com/2010/06/28/a-reason-to-wait-for-iphone-4-rape-and-genocide-in-the-congo/]]>Aug 3rd 2010 12:02PMhttp://www.switched.com/2010/08/02/long-island-town-uses-google-earth-to-find-rogue-swimming-pools/http://www.switched.com/2010/08/02/long-island-town-uses-google-earth-to-find-rogue-swimming-pools/Aug 3rd 2010 1:13PM