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June 11, 2006
Senate Helps Golf Club in Eminent-Domain Fight
New York Times
The State Senate overwhelmingly approved a bill on Monday that would prohibit any municipality within the Town of North Hempstead (as North Hills is) from seizing a private recreational facility to use for the same purpose.Senator Michael A. L. Balboni, whose district includes North Hills, said he had proposed the bill "to take the ball away from those who are fighting over it." He said he believed that eminent domain should be used only to seize private land to build "something of utility to a community" or to upgrade a blighted area.
"Feudal lords used to just seize whatever land they wanted," Mr. Balboni said. "Is that the way we should be doing things today?"
Posted by amy at June 11, 2006 1:47 PM