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March 22, 2006
NJ Eminent Domainia
The Newark Star-Ledger, Bloomfield, after legal battles, will postpone building condos
The [Bloomfield Town Council] gave developer Forest City Bloomfield the green light to build low- and high-rise apartment buildings, stores, and a Stop & Shop supermarket elsewhere in the 13.5-acre redevelopment zone, but removed the contested property along with a strip of stores and eateries on the eastern side of Bloomfield Avenue.
That means, that local businesses who stood with Brooklynites in the fight against the eminent domain addicted Forest City Ratner Company can breathe a sigh of relief.
Meanwhile, in Long Branch, NJ, the fight to save bungalows at the shore from the city's redevelopment plan to build upscale beachfront condos moves into the courts...
Asbury Park Press, Long Branch eminent-domain battle heads into court
...as homeowners and property rights advocates take to the streets:
RALLY
Friday, March 24
9:00 a.m.
Monmouth Vicinage Court
71 Monument Park
Freehold, NJ 07728
South Wing lawn
Stand up to New Jersey's tax-hungry governments and land-hungry developers - come rally against eminent domain abuse this Friday!
BUS RIDE
Departing at 7:45 a.m.
Pick-up at 38 Ocean Terrace, Long Branch
Returning from Freehold at approximately 12:00 p.m.
Reserve a seat by emailing MTOTSA@aol.com
The City of Long Branch is trying to seize cherished homes in the MTOTSA neighborhood along the beachfront in order to give the land to a private developer so it can build upscale condos for the wealthy. The purpose of the Friday hearing is to determine whether the judge will rule on the very limited evidence now available or allow the homeowners the chance to prove that the taking of their homes is an illegal abuse of the power of eminent domain. Incredibly, in its initial filing with the court, Long Branch argued that the homeowners are not entitled to make their case because Long Branch has assured the court that its use of eminent domain is above board.
Posted by lumi at March 22, 2006 7:05 AM