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February 7, 2006
Eminent domainia!
Concord Monitor, Editorial: "Souter's neighbors take back their town"
The most recent example of great protest theater was brought to an end, as the residents of Weare, NH turned down "a warrant article seeking the seizure of" Chief Justice David Souter's "longtime home."
The revised article gives voters next month the opportunity to call on the Legislature to strengthen private property rights in the state.
Note: A campaign to seize Justice Souter's home, to make way for the "Lost Liberty Hotel," was spearheaded by California property-rights activist Logan Darrow Clements, in protest of Souter's support for the City of New London in this year's controversial eminent domain ruling.
AP via, New York Newsday, "Mayor proposes compromise in eminent domain dispute"
New London's mayor is proposing a compromise to end what has become a national dispute over the taking of homes for the city's Fort Trumbull development project.
Under a plan presented by Mayor Beth Sabilia to city council Monday night, four of six homeowners would be allowed to stay in their houses, and two of those houses would be moved within the development site.
The city would maintain ownership of the properties and the residents would have to pay rent or payment in lieu of taxes to the city.
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Two of the six remaining homeowners were excluded from the plan. One does not live in home he owns in Fort Trumbull and the other moved in after the court battle began.
NoLandGrab: In the article, Susette Kelo makes the point that this plan shows that existing homes and potential development can co-exist. If that's so, then why should the homeowners be forced to give up title to their homes and pay rent to the City of New London for the rest of their lives?
Posted by lumi at February 7, 2006 10:02 AM