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Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop
Because you don't think economic redevelopment is a "public use," or because you don't think much of this particular project?
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This particular project bugs me, though having read the opinion, it seems consistent with prior SCOTUS rulings on the matter. There's something distasteful about tearing down someone's house to be Pfizer's parking lot.
ETA: I live in a recently regentrified neighborhood. I'm sure our tax base has gone up considerably in the last 20 years, and my yuppie ass being here doesn't help matters, but the neighborhood character is slowly eroding to the point that it's unrecognizable to long-time residents and lovely old homes are torn down on a regular basis to build expensive, modern, compact townhomes. The developers have it easy enough to make things into their own corporate image as it is without this decision.
OTOH, I was reading about
plans in Freeport, Texas to build a marina on the Old Brazos River. Freeport, Texas is a cesspool with absolutely nothing to recommend it. They're trying to inject some life into the town, but what if it fails? It's certainly not guaranteed to be of any use to anyone to have empty hotels sitting on a waterfront that no one uses.
