What not to Say at a Public Meeting in Houston: We Will Take The Property By Eminent Domain

Houston Metro plans to sell a closed park and ride to the Houston Housing Authority. HHA wants to build a 300 unit development. 

In a public meeting about the sale and development of the vacant park and ride, HHA said that if the property is sold in a private sale, HHA would use eminent doamin to acquire the property. Property owners reaction was predictability not thrilled, who prefer a private sale of the property. Houston Press