Now the county wants to do away with it.
"This is the one point the county never wanted to get to."
The county wants to turn the site into a park, which would mean tearing down most of the buildings.
But the county wanted to end the property rights system for good.
He said the county wants the revenues to increase spending "and that's why I'm against it."
The county now wants Joseph to make the ruling permanent.
That's the land the county wants to give away.
He suggested that the county might want to "participate with us in our program."
However, many western counties wanted to remain in the Union.
The county wants a new lease of at least 15 years.