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As LI eminent domain use rises, resistance grows
Quick ReadTown officials increasingly are using the power of eminent domain to seize private properties from homeowners and small business owners.
Photo credit: Kathy Kmonicek | "To muscle a person into selling their structure -- a home, a business, whatever it might be -- is wrong," said Jay Oberlender, 44, who is suing Hempstead to prevent the town from forcing him to sell his Elmont property. (Jan. 27, 2010)
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In a push to revive Long Island's downtowns and increase local tax bases, village and town officials increasingly are using the power of eminent domain to seize private properties from homeowners and small business owners to pave the way for developers to build retail, housing and other private projects.
The trend - noted by local planners, developers and officials as well as a national legal...
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