Eminent-domain mayor:
We're rescuing residents
By Joe Kovacs
© 2009 WorldNetDaily.com
The new Ground Zero in the rekindled war over eminent domain is Riviera Beach, Fla., whose mayor says the potential relocation of as many as 6,000 residents is 'necessary to rescue and save the remainder of the people of Riviera Beach.'
Singer Island is part of Riviera Beach on Florida's Atlantic coast
'We are going to rescue and relocate individuals and we will put them in a better position than they're living in now,' Mayor Michael Brown told Sean Hannity of the Fox News Channel tonight. 'They are not thrown out into the streets, they are compensated. ... It's no different than building a courthouse or a hospital or anything else.'
The predominantly black city of Riviera Beach, located just north of the more affluent municipalities of Palm Beach and West Palm Beach, is looking to revitalize an area some consider an example of urban blight.
Earlier this year, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an eminent-domain ruling in a Connecticut case, giving governments the power to transfer private property from one private party to another. The decision ignited a firestorm of outrage across the political spectrum.
During the broadcast of 'Hannity & Colmes,' a number of residents in the redevelopment zone voiced dismay at what they believe is a government-sanctioned land grab benefiting wealthy citizens and private developers.
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© 2009 WorldNetDaily.com
The new Ground Zero in the rekindled war over eminent domain is Riviera Beach, Fla., whose mayor says the potential relocation of as many as 6,000 residents is 'necessary to rescue and save the remainder of the people of Riviera Beach.'
Singer Island is part of Riviera Beach on Florida's Atlantic coast
'We are going to rescue and relocate individuals and we will put them in a better position than they're living in now,' Mayor Michael Brown told Sean Hannity of the Fox News Channel tonight. 'They are not thrown out into the streets, they are compensated. ... It's no different than building a courthouse or a hospital or anything else.'
The predominantly black city of Riviera Beach, located just north of the more affluent municipalities of Palm Beach and West Palm Beach, is looking to revitalize an area some consider an example of urban blight.
Earlier this year, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an eminent-domain ruling in a Connecticut case, giving governments the power to transfer private property from one private party to another. The decision ignited a firestorm of outrage across the political spectrum.
During the broadcast of 'Hannity & Colmes,' a number of residents in the redevelopment zone voiced dismay at what they believe is a government-sanctioned land grab benefiting wealthy citizens and private developers.
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