Maybe the 13th time is the charm

Ok, to set up this story, one must understand that during the Progressive Era, reformers introduced voter referendums to the Ohio Constitution.  Among the issues which can come up for referendum are local zoning changes.  Because of this, a stubborn landowner and his equally stubborn neighbors can inflict this travesty on the world.  Since 1995, a 50 acre property has been rezoned 13 times, and voted down 12 times.  After the most recent rezoning, neighbors have vowed to overturn it again.  The property abuts an existing subdivision which consumes 160 acres.  Look, I don't really care for development, and would like to see land remain in agricultural use, but this case is crazy.  As an impatient and easily angered individual, I would have long ago made known my intention to construct a livestock confinement facility if I were the landowner.  Barring that, I would have made public demands that the neighbors step up and buy the damn land for development prices if they want it to remain as farmland.  A property owner should be able to develop the property if he wants.