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March 8, 2006
Lawsuits in eminent domain fight over suburban golf club
AP, via Long Island Newsday By Frank Eltman
You know that the Kelo decision is ruffling a lot of feathers when a private golf club takes pre-emptive legal action against a Long Island village that's pondering an eminent domain takeover to reopen the course as a public amenity for other Gold Coast residents.
Lawsuits were filed Tuesday aimed at stopping an affluent suburban village from using the legal concept of eminent domain to take over a privately owned golf course.
"This proposed condemnation may be the most extreme abuse of eminent domain in the country," said John Wilson, a Deepdale Golf Club member named as a plaintiff.
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The federal suit questions the village's right to seize the property through eminent domain; the state case challenges the village's alleged abuse of zoning law to cut secret deals with private developers.
Posted by lumi at March 8, 2006 7:19 AM