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December 5, 2009
Perkins Percolates on Eminent Domain
The Neighborhood Retail Alliance
Bruce Ratner lobbyist, Richard Lipsky, continues to condemn eminent domain in general, but not for Atlantic Yards in particular. He concludes this blog entry where he opines on the recent Kaur decision where Columbia University's use of eminent domain has been turned back:
All of which makes the case for legislative remedies all that much more compelling. But, as we have pointed out, the Willets Point situation is fraught with any number of extra-legal difficulties-cost traffic mitigation and feasibility leading the way. Still, the courts just may, hopefully, be moving towards a different view on the use of eminent domain for "public benefit," and not public use.
Unfortunately, Lipsky's financial arrangements keep him squarely behind Atlantic Yards, the eminent domain abuse poster child.
Posted by steve at December 5, 2009 7:54 AM