Unclear on the concept
“This would be the end of a dream for a lot of people,” Frenchtown resident Kim Vest told the St. Charles City Council Tuesday night.
And what, you may ask, is Kim Vest talking about. Well, she’s talking about a bill that would restrict abuse of eminent domain:
A group of Frenchtown residents say a proposal to restrict the city’s use of eminent domain would cripple their efforts to redevelop rundown areas of the historic neighborhood.
How about, say, someone’s dream to want to keep their land or home?
February 14th, 2006 at 3:07 pm
Again, I’d need to know more about it. I’m all about protecting someone’s home. But when it comes to protecting a slumlord’s right to be a slumlord, I’m considerably less enthusiastic. It depends on what you’re talking about.