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March 05, 2006
Eminent Domain Abuses
John Eastman says eminent domain abuses continue apace:
The latest outrage: The Long Beach, California Redevelopment Agency is about to condemn a Church--the Filipino Baptist Fellowship--apparently because it does not produce enough economic benefit for the City.Is your home, business or church safe from the city you live in?The Church is not blighted, but is rather home to a vibrant congregation whose benefits to the community are spiritual rather than economic. The City thinks the Church needs to be bulldozed to make way for "revitilization." We say that the City has lost its way if it cannot appreciate the revitilizing impact a Church can have on a community, and that the City seems to have forgotten that government's purpose is to secure the inalienable rights of its citizens, including the right to property!--not to collude with condominium developers to impose some city planner's vision of modern perfection in town.
Posted by Conor at March 5, 2006 09:08 PM
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My question concerning this case is that, was the FBFC given the opportunity to redevelop their property to meet the city's redevelopment program, i.e., to foster the increase of property value in the area but not necessarily directly produce economic income? Or did the LBRA simply decided to give FBFC the choice of either relocate or disban? I guess, even if FBFC was given the option to redevelop, it doesn't seem that they have the financial means to do so in a least amount of time. Therefore, that forces them to move out.
Revitilization is a good thing but not on the expense of mistreating people. It is good when EVERYBODY is involved in making their community shine.
Posted by: Gerry at March 10, 2006 12:46 PM