More New Jersey
Seems a lot of property rights issues come out of that state:
The Long Branch City Council took the first steps toward condemnation of properties in the Beachfront North Phase II redevelopment zone at Tuesday’s meeting.
The council approved two resolutions authorizing the city to retain two law firms to “perform services of redevelopment counsel for the Beachfront North Phase II project of the city of Long Branch.”
“[The resolutions] are obviously for acquisition of the property,” city Financial Director Ronald Mehlhorn Sr. said in an interview prior to Tuesday’s meeting.
Another case of taking private property and giving it to a private developer. The SCOTUS needs to get off its ass and rule on Kelo soon, though I don’t have much faith that the SCOTUS will make the right decision.
May 2nd, 2005 at 5:59 pm
I think the decision is due this month, but they probably won’t rule in Kelo’s favor. That’s not a particularly horrible setback for defenders against ED abuse, however. More and more state legislatures are passing laws that spell out the conditions under which ED cannot be used.
However, if it does go in favor of Kelo, there are several controversial projects in New York that are dead in the water.
Here’s to hoping.