Disgusting
Haven’t posted here in awhile, few things lately have been driving me to write. But this cavalier attitude by the school board just hit a nerve today:
“They haven’t said ‘no,'” Tiller said. “They understand we have the right to take (their land). They’re not unwilling to negotiate.”
But the owners have retained an attorney, Tiller said, and are in the process of getting their own appraisal of the property. Tiller said he offered them the same deal – $45,500 per acre. The second appraisal should be done by the end of June, Tiller said.
At that point, the school board will either enter into a contract with the owners or condemn the land.
“The site will be available in any event,” Tiller told the members of the Knox County Board of Education during their meeting Wednesday, when the site was announced.
Besides the facts that I’ll have to drive past this mess every day now on my way to work, and that they’re turning a perfectly lovely piece of farmland into an eyesore, no doubt, it’s the attitude that really annoyed me. “The site will be available in any event.” What country are we in again?
June 2nd, 2005 at 2:19 pm
Even though this seems the most justified(at least its for a school, not condos) of any domain case I have seen chronicled in some time, you’re right…that just ticks me off.
West Knox is not earning any good karma.
June 3rd, 2005 at 8:26 am
Using the threat of ED to bludgeon the owners into accepting the school board’s price might not be exactly ethical, but it is legal.
Now, if the offers are hugely far apparent, and ED is used, wouldn’t that leave it up to a court to decide a fair price?