We have had friends and family from all over call and stop

by, each one learning the whole story and realizing the need to do

something about it. So many of them are outraged at the county

officials' arrogance, and everyone is vowing their support.

It has been amazing to see the public support for me and

my family as we fight this injustice. We have met many of our

neighbors that we had only seen passing in the road or out working

in the yard. Now we know who they are, we know how they feel

about their county and their neighborhood. We have found new

friends and solidified other friendships.

My children have seen how you must stand when you are right,

no matter what the cost. They are learning a lesson that they

may never have learned otherwise. They have been to county

commission meetings, learned who the candidates were, followed

the elections, followed the actions of the court and seen how a

government can stack the deck. They have learned what it takes to

fight the good fight.

I have learned also. After the hearing where the county was

trying to keep me from getting a jury trial an older lady walked up

to me with her hand clasped tight. She reached out and handed me

a folded $20 bill and said, "I want you to have this because

you're fighting for all of us. If this had happened to me, I wouldn't

be able to fight them." I plan to keep that twenty folded in my

wallet until the rest of what I have is gone!

Along with the other positives, I now have a new perspective.

As I go over the good things that have happened, I realize how

important it is to be right. No matter how the system works, no

matter how bad things look and no matter how much money I have

to spend, I have something special on my side. I have the

knowledge that I'm right! The system can't take that away!

Dave Williams

Hopeful Community

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