Kelo floodgates
Radley rounds up cities pouncing on the Kelo decision and snatching up the primo property. Of note:
Memphis, Tenn. — The Riverfront Development Corp. is planning a massive, 5-mile development effort, including the use of eminent domain to claim a four-block section from the current owners for a mixed-use development. “[Kelo] definitely gives the city more tools in its tool box for dealing with the legal issues surrounding that piece of property,” RDC president Benny Lendermon told the Commercial Appeal.
Memphis? That might explain something.
