Landowners must yield to ballpark

[Roland99]

http://www.washtimes.com/national/20051006-120902-5838r.htm

The District will begin using eminent domain to acquire parcels of land at the site of the Washington Nationals' ballpark by the end of this month, after unsuccessful negotiations with nearly half of the landowners.
City officials said they expect to file court documents to take over at least some of the 21-acre site in the coming weeks and have $97 million set aside to buy the properties and help landowners relocate.
The city made offers to all 23 landowners on the site last month but received no response from 10.
"We think there are some that we'll have good-faith negotiations with," said Steve Green, director of development in the office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development. "There are some we haven't heard from at all."
Many property owners on the site said the city's offers are inadequate. Others are suing the city on the grounds that it has no right to use eminent domain to acquire land at the site, despite a Supreme Court ruling affirming the right of municipal governments to take private property for the purpose of economic development.

I'm sure we'll be hearing more about the use of eminent domain (like the situation down in Florida for the millionaire's and their yacht club/marina.)

[begin_within]

1. Exactly what they did in San Diego.

[Mnemosyne]

2. I hope to hell that guy

gets Souter's land for the hotel. What goes around...
Districts gone wild,
See them bare their asses! You've never seen them like this before!

:banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead:

[jaysunb]

3. Bush & Poppys' Pals did this in Texas

I think some of the people affected are still suing for their fair payment.
Another gangster move.....

[Sandpiper]

4. They've been doing this long before Kelo v. New London

Kelo affirmed a precedent that was already in place.

[bluedawg12]

5. This is one thing we agree with on the right

even freepers hate this law.

that says something....but what?