el Guapo
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A lot of Cities use eminant domain to acquire properties and re-sell them to private developers. A lot of successful projects in the City where I work have been the reult of it. You just need to show that there is a legitamite public interest. If you have a street filled with blighted and contaminated sites, I think it is a legitimate public interest to acquire these properties, clean them up, and re-sell them to private developers. Afterall, having a strong tax base, clean soils, stormwater quality and quantity control, safe streets, pedestrain access, and more employment opportunities seems like a legitamite governmental interest to me.SGB said:Use of eminant domain for private development is just plain wrong, and (dare I say it?) unAmerican!
I think it is a legitimate public interest to encourage private parties to acquire these properties to improve them.jtfortin said:If you have a street filled with blighted and contaminated sites, I think it is a legitimate public interest to acquire these properties, clean them up, and re-sell them to private developers. Afterall, having a strong tax base, clean soils, stormwater quality and quantity control, safe streets, pedestrain access, and more employment opportunities seems like a legitamite governmental interest to me.
I like your little political poster. But, weren't you griping about labels like "liberal" in another recent post? And to poor Beaner of all people. There is your Irony.jresta said:ahh . . . fox news, our libertarian warriors borne on the waves of television to fight for our personal freedoms!
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Come to the Darkside my friend. Feel the righteous indignation flow through your body. Bitch about your taxes going to feed unwed welfare mothers and other leaches upon the middle class. Feel the welcoming warmth emanating from the grip of your new AR15 Colt Bushmaster in .308. Turn both the front and rear air conditioning on in your new Cadillac - Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier – SUV on a day when you do not really need it. Laugh at a crippled old man begging beside a city street and say, “where’s your precious President Roosevelt now?” Ha ha ha…(more Maniacal Laughter)…SGB said:[Off topic: EG - is there a 12 step program somewhere to help closeted moderate republicans like myself?]
A lot of times the free market doesn't cooperate, especially when properties are contaiminated or blighted. It sometimes takes a more pro-active, coordinated approach. Private developers rarely want to take on the cost of cleaning up contaiminated sites. If the City where I work waited for the free market to run its course, the City would be a mess.SGB said:I think it is a legitimate public interest to encourage private parties to acquire these properties to improve them.
I say let the free market (willing seller & willing buyer) make that determination!
with the windows downTurn both the front and rear air conditioning on in your new Cadillac
As my pal Mike "Chronic D" says; Peace Dude.The enjoyment of the fruits of one's own labor is a basic human right - that's where me and the reds don't jibe too well
I agree completely. Displacing an 80-year old woman who has lived in the same house for 55 years is outrageous -- it's an abuse of power.jresta said:condeming businesses or homes that are occupied? that's an entirely different story.
If the parking lot were to be publicly owned and maintained to benefit more than one property owner, I don't think I would have a problem with the use of eminent domain.Mud Princess said:I did some work recently for a community where a private developer had purchased a large, empty building with the intention of renovating it for retail and office use. However, the property did not have enough space for parking. Next door were two vacant, dilapidated buildings that the city wanted to acquire and demolish to create a parking lot that the tenants could use. I'm curious what would you think of eminent domain in those circumstances?
That's where brownfield programs come into play: financial assistance and liability protection for a public/private partnership to clean up a contaminated property. Use of eminent domain should not be a prerequisite in such cases.jtfortin said:A lot of times the free market doesn't cooperate, especially when properties are contaiminated or blighted. It sometimes takes a more pro-active, coordinated approach. Private developers rarely want to take on the cost of cleaning up contaiminated sites. If the City where I work waited for the free market to run its course, the City would be a mess.