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Originally Posted by DEI37
That's different. GM closed up. GM didn't force 100+ homeowners out of their homes. Big difference, there, I think.
I agree 110% with flstf's last post. If developers want the land, they need to buy it like the rest of us. The government IS NOT a realtor.
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DEI37 - I was referring to a corporate case from the article here:
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In the 1983 decision in Poletown v. City of Detroit, the Michigan court approved the taking of 500 acres to sell to General Motors for a plant. Hundreds of homes and businesses and six churches were condemned. In July 2004, the court called the Poletown decision "a radical departure from constitutional principles" and overturned it in County of Wayne v. Hathcock.
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My point was that I believe relocating people may be the better alternative if GM wants the land bad enough, and your city needs the jobs. Flint raised its corporate income tax rate .05% on GM by a Mayor who thought there was nothing they could do about it. 6 mos. later GM was gone, 1 year later no one had a house left in Flint anyway. I am sure Detroit paid close attention.