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Even states that offer relocation costs, don’t do it readily. In the case of Garden Gove, California, it took 2 judges to force payment of relocation costs to low income residents.
A mobile home park was taken via eminent domain to make way for the Great Wolf water park. Garden Gove is now ordered to pay $141,540 to the displaced residents.
On 2 separate coasts, 2 separate governmental entities are moving forward with eminent domain to build new water projects to protect cities from flooding.
Water is a precious resource. Missoula Montana has recieved court approval to sieze a private water company by eminent domain.
The private water company now has 30 days to provide Missoula with an appraisal of its valuation.
The legal fees to get to this point: $3 million.
Posted incompensation, legal trend, private company, private property rights, water
As a reminder that it’s really just your bad local governments that use eminent domain, the Department of Justice has put up a series of delightful photos detailing the history of eminent domain use by the federal government. The History lesson: Its harder and harder to build insfrastructure in Texas. Tollroads, high speed rails, pipelines are greeted by protestors, private property rights activists, and lawsuits. The Midwest has responded with the Midwest Alliance for Insfrstructure Now. It is a coalition of: Strong early voting numbers in Tarrant Regional Water Development Board races, which have been spurred by an eminent domain dispute. At the end of early voting 11,292 early ballots were cast. An additional 5,840 ballots were cast by mail. In contrast, the 2013 numbers were 8,143 early walk-in votes and 4,015 mail-in ballots. Surprise, surprise, more people oppose eminent domain according to an Austin environmental lawyer. Opposition to eminent domain use for a water pipeline that seeks to move East Texas water to DFW has fueled campaign contributions, and court cases related to open records. Tarrant Water Campaign is Over East Texas Land: Ft Worth Star Telegram An Eminent Domain fight is at the heart of campaign to disrupt the status quo on the Tarrant Water Regional Water District (TRWD). The players are: Contributions exc… A works proposal by Colleyville to add sidewalks, drainage and hiking trails has drawn vocal opposition. A counter referendum, Protect Glade, is on the ballot. The opposition to Colleyville’s project want the road improvements but want road improvements that are: City Council is split. The Mayor sup… On a 92-3 vote, and within 7 minutes, the Iowa House passed an eminent domain bill that: What has Iowans inflamed over eminent domain? A proposed drinking water pond by private developers, “greedy private developers.” History of Eminent Domain from the US Department of Justice
How are Interests in Other States Battling Private Property Rights Groups?
Eminent Domain Fight Leads to Strong Early Voter Turn Out. 1000s more vote early in TRWDB Election.
Arguments AGAINST Eminent Domain GROW
Eminent Domain Fuels Campaign Fund Raising
Support of Eminent Domain in Colleyville TX Draws Mayoral Opponent
7 Minute Eminent Domain Bill