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March 10, 2006
Mayor Takes On The Fight Over Eminent Domain
NY1
By Sandra Endo
Mayor Bloomberg has been jetting down to D.C. to make the case for using eminent domain for private projects.
Bloomberg says sometimes it has to happen, otherwise, “Every big city would have all construction come to a screeching halt.”
Property rights attorney Mike Rikon counters:
“The basic bottom line is that some individual is going to make a lot of money and not necessarily improve the city.”
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NoLandGrab: The reporter predicts that candidates in the race for governor could square off over this issue. That won't be the case if there aren't candidates who will take a strong stand against eminent domain (see next item).
Posted by lumi at March 10, 2006 9:24 AM