by Ken W2KB
Don31 wrote:To further amplify, the way federal eminent domain works is that if the offer is refused by the property owner, the eminent domain complaint is filed and the ownership transferred. The property owner can contest the amount of compensation in court, but that does not stay the taking. So eminent domain ought not to be an impediment or delay, other than the potential for political intervention which of course is an ever present potential obstacle to anything.Thomas wrote:1. I am concerned about the potential for businesses to refuse to move once Block 780 gets razed for Penn South.1. Thats what eminent domain is for. Those businesses that cant reach a negotiated settlement would be condemned.
2. Is below grade different from below street level?
2. Generally speaking they are the same.
~Ken :: Fairmont ex-UP/MP C436 MT-14M1 ::
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