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The Catholic Archdiosese of Atlanta is suing Gwinnett County, saying the county is "abusing its authority in approving rezoning for the site [for a waste transfer station] on Shackleford Road adjacent to Holy Vietnamese Martyrs Mission."  Hard to not see this one coming.  As I noted previously, this is a tough case in which to see who has the strongest property rights claim.  I can see sound arguments from both the church and the developer.  This should be interesting to follow in the courts.  Hard to imagine this is the type of thing that can be settled: the church would have to accept being beside the waste facility while the developer would have to freely relinquish his economic rights to develop the property.  We can only hope that the outcome of the case sets a precedent that protects private property rights even if such an outcome is unpopular with many people.