What oppositions to eminent domain influenced new eminent domain protocols in Dallas?
- Texas High Speed Rail’s “substantial muscle”
- Marvin Nichols Reservoir’s “powerful East Texans have joined in the “no more bullying” cry”
How has Dallas City Council adapted its eminent domain protocols?
- “delay the votes [ on a waste water project eminent domain ] and instead demand that City Hall start doing business differently”
- concerns over relocation costs, and adequate compensation to purchase something comparable in the same area
- encourage city planners to develop plans that impact fewer residents
- separate the negotiation vote from the eminent domain vote, currently council considers the issue in one vote
- create a city safeguard to limit eminent domain