Eminent Domain Stuff
New London Update (2/24/06)
Bad NLDC!
Coverage of the Rally at New London's City Hall (w/ pics)
Tuesday, July 12, 2005
More Eminent Domain Non-Action
I'll summarize: Democrats want to talk, study and generally delay. Republicans want to act.
Well, I suppose that's at least one person who's sort of hard to pin down...
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HARTFORD, Conn. -- Democratic leaders of the General Assembly on Monday urged municipal leaders not to use their eminent domain powers until the legislature has time to consider changing the state's laws on seizing property.So. Still have any doubt as to who is on your side?
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The Democratic leaders of the General Assembly have sent a letter to mayors and first selectmen across the state urging them wait for legislative guidance before seizing any property.
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House Minority Leader Robert Ward, R-North Branford, is pushing for a special session this summer to consider a one-year moratorium on the use of eminent domain powers.
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Senate Minority Leader Louis DeLuca, R-Woodbury, called the Democrats' plan to study the issue a "toothless moratorium," and an attempt to save political face.
"It's clear that the Democrats are more interested in authorship than in protecting people from having their homes seized," he said in a written statement.
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"Now every state is left to go back and consider their own laws," said Rep. Michael Lawlor, D-East Haven, co-chairman of the legislature's Judiciary Committee.
Lawlor said the General Assembly could pass a law that would prevent the city of New London from taking the homes in Fort Trumbull. But, he said lawmakers still need to study the issue.
Republicans proposed legislation that failed during this year's regular and special sessions that would have limited the reach of eminent domain.
Well, I suppose that's at least one person who's sort of hard to pin down...
Gov. M. Jodi Rell, a Republican, said she supports Ward's call for a special session. But she also backed the Democrats' plans for a public hearing and their request to municipalities that they forestall any eminent domain plans.Which is it Gov? Do we "request" that towns not steal their residents' property, or do we demand it?
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