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[AztecWilliam]

Remember the controversial Kelo decision of a few years ago that ended with the Supreme Court authorizing any city council or state government to take private property from one citizen and give it to another? Well, here's an update on the project that caused all the fuss.

nhregister.com/articles/2009/09/26/news/a3-domain.txt

AzWm

[aztecwin]

This is a disturbing reminder of what can happen when decisions are made on other than market based considerations. I still feel for the home owners, but hope that the voters in that jurisdiction throw those bums out.

[AlwaysAnAztec]

Sept 26, 2009 18:44:41 GMT -8 AztecWilliam said:

Remember the controversial Kelo decision of a few years ago that ended with the Supreme Court authorizing any city council or state government to take private property from one citizen and give it to another? Well, here's an update on the project that caused all the fuss.

nhregister.com/articles/2009/09/26/news/a3-domain.txt

AzWm

Surprisingly, not every city council has eminent domain powers. It turns out that the City of Escondido does not have that power. It was mentioned in one of the articles relating to the Chargers possible move.

[aztecwin]

Sept 28, 2009 10:13:48 GMT -8 AlwaysAnAztec said:

Sept 26, 2009 18:44:41 GMT -8 AztecWilliam said:

Remember the controversial Kelo decision of a few years ago that ended with the Supreme Court authorizing any city council or state government to take private property from one citizen and give it to another? Well, here's an update on the project that caused all the fuss.

nhregister.com/articles/2009/09/26/news/a3-domain.txt

AzWm

Surprisingly, not every city council has eminent domain powers. It turns out that the City of Escondido does not have that power. It was mentioned in one of the articles relating to the Chargers possible move.

Much as I would like to see a new stadium, I would not want eminent domain powers for other than valid reasons. Taking land to give to a developer just does not seem to me to fit the bill. If Oceanside were to be selected it would seem like the land owners will be enriched and that is not a bad thing in my view. If anyone has other thoughts, couch it in terms of taking property away from one private party to give to another.