Eminent Domain Stuff
New London Update (2/24/06)
Bad NLDC!
Coverage of the Rally at New London's City Hall (w/ pics)
Wednesday, May 17, 2006
New Eminent Domain Abuse
If you've read this blog over the past year you know how I feel about eminent domain abuse. Well, it's still going strong on the CT coast:
At the risk of repeating myself, this is government running roughshod over private individuals and companies and it cannot be allowed to stand. Period.
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BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) -- A Superior Court judge has rejected an attempt by United Illuminating Co. to block the city's plan to take 11-acres of power company property for the planned Steel Point development.Oh, well I stand corrected. I mean if the mayor thinks it's really really important, than it's certainly ok to steal private land and give it to another private entity.
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"In weighing the equities, this court concludes that the condemnation proceeding will indeed expedite UI receiving just compensation for the property being taken and agrees with the city that a delay in obtaining this portion of land may, in fact, jeopardize this project, which the mayor considers the most significant in the history of the city," the judge stated.
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Last November, the City Council adopted a resolution authorizing the mayor and the city's Redevelopment Agency to acquire UI's property on Steel Point to make way for apartments, shopping a hotel and a marina.
At the risk of repeating myself, this is government running roughshod over private individuals and companies and it cannot be allowed to stand. Period.
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