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tonx - the ability for government to seize property for the public good has always been around. But now you have shopping malls, office complex's etc.. doing it with the local gov't say it ads to the tax base - which is totally bulls**t.
Happened in my hometown - seized houses, put up an entertainment complex (movie theater, arcade, hokey rink and three theme restuarants - whoopie...) - and they gave the developer a 25 year property tax moratorium. Great, so we don't get any tax revenue from the owner...and there isn't much shopping there to generate sales tax revenue..oh but MY property taxes have to go to the upkeep of the parking lot and the police force used to police it...we got screwed...