Some 100 people showed up at a public hearing Thursday night to raise concerns about a controversial redevelopment plan.Eminent domain means theft.
More than 20 people spoke out against it, particularly about provisions that could allow the city to seize private property to make way for commercial development.
"I’m 80 years old, and I’ve been in my house since I was 27," Bonnie Turner said. "I hope you all will reconsider and not take our homes from us."
Under the plan, the city could use eminent domain to obtain property necessary for the redevelopment of an area even if the owner of that property were uninterested in selling.
Friday, October 28, 2005
Tennessee Eminent domain provision draws fire
From Bristol,Tennessee:
