Hillary at her best.....

[Jaimecbr900]

They already do that. If it benefits the gov't in anyway, they could seized you propery for fair market value

You're absolutely correct.

The catch is.....guess WHO sets "fair market value"????

THAT is the real problem with Eminent Domain. They knock on your door and offer you peanuts because they have a developer itching to turn your 1 house/1 tax bill into 10 houses/10 tax bills, so the gov't is all for that. If you don't take those peanuts for your property, they can condemn the property and later take it. So you're either gonna take a little now or even less later. Good choices, eh?

[B18c1Turboed]

You're absolutely correct.

The catch is.....guess WHO sets "fair market value"????

THAT is the real problem with Eminent Domain. They knock on your door and offer you peanuts because they have a developer itching to turn your 1 house/1 tax bill into 10 houses/10 tax bills, so the gov't is all for that. If you don't take those peanuts for your property, they can condemn the property and later take it. So you're either gonna take a little now or even less later. Good choices, eh?

Not true, here in GA a case just went thru the suprem court. A City wanted to buy a certain flower shop out and give them 200k. The owners where willing to sell for 450k, the city didnt wanna pay so they took it all the way to supreme court and the flower shop won!!!!



THE STORY
Stockbridge gives up on eminent domain battle

By ADD SEYMOUR JR.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Published on: 02/05/07
Stockbridge officials say they will drop their two-year effort to condemn and seize a flower shop in the Henry city for a town center project.

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Johnny Crawford/Staff

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Stockbridge officials wanted Mark and Regina Meeks' Stockbridge Flowers and Gifts property for a town center project

The decision comes after last week's Georgia Court of Appeals ruling in a case that spurred the Legislature to tighten eminent domain laws in 2006. The law wasn't retroactive and did not apply in this case.

"We're not going to appeal," Mayor R.G. Kelley said. "We look like we're beating our heads against the walls."

Stockbridge officials wanted Mark and Regina Meeks' Stockbridge Flowers and Gifts property for a town center project that would give Henry's largest town a true downtown.

City officials offered the Meeks money but balked at the couple's counteroffer.

The two sides reached a deal instead for the city to buy the property and give the couple retail space in the new town center. But the city backed out of that deal and decided instead to use eminent domain laws to condemn and acquire the property.

A Henry County judge ruled in 2006 that the city went too far in using eminent domain laws because it didn't prove the couple's property would be used for public purposes.

The Georgia Court of Appeals affirmed that ruling on Jan. 31.

"It looks to me they didn't go by the law," Kelley said. "The city had a right to do this because it was going to be used for a government building."

Now, Stockbridge officials say they'll just build around the flower shop, which is already surrounded by cleared land.

"We were willing to work with them, but we're happy to keep our property," said Mark Meeks. "I don't think it'll affect us that much."

[Jaimecbr900]

Not true, here in GA a case just went thru the suprem court. A City wanted to buy a certain flower shop out and give them 200k. The owners where willing to sell for 450k, the city didnt wanna pay so they took it all the way to supreme court and the flower shop won!!!!



THE STORY
Stockbridge gives up on eminent domain battle

By ADD SEYMOUR JR.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Published on: 02/05/07
Stockbridge officials say they will drop their two-year effort to condemn and seize a flower shop in the Henry city for a town center project.

[Post comments below]

Johnny Crawford/Staff

(ENLARGE)

Stockbridge officials wanted Mark and Regina Meeks' Stockbridge Flowers and Gifts property for a town center project

True, but that's only one story. Notice how the city tried to do exactly what I said and KNOW they do to get their hands on a piece of property they really want. These people had to fight for a long time to get them to do what's right. How many people do you think go thru that? The majority fall prey to strong arm tactics and cave in way before that ever happens. Good for those guys that fought and won. Unfortunately, they are part of the minority by far.

It's funny, but notice how they were wanting to use Eminent Domain to get the property to build a "town center" (i.e. a shopping center ). That's kinda stretching it to say that a shopping center is for the good of the "public", don't you think?

Again, see how the gov't can and does use a power that's not even a constitutional power to lay claim to someone's property whenever they see fit? Look how that echoes exactly what Hillary the Socialist Clinton is proposing to do to Exxon/Mobil.