I recently learned just how bad it has become when we discovered we are not allowed to build a barn on a piece of property we just bought in our town that does not have a “primary residence” on it. It’s agricultural, with large pasture area we would like to continue to bush hog, and need somewhere to store the tractor. The zoning board denied our variance request. I’m stunned. Guess we are going to have to roll up our sleeves and get involved in local government. Ridiculous.