« Politically Clueless | Main | Bait and Switch »
June 23, 2005
Developers Hit a Grand Slam with Latest Court Decision
The U.S. Supreme Court just ruled that local officials can take private homes for development if they feel it is for the benefit of the town. That is unbelieveable to me. I might not understand the constraints here, but if I apply this thinking to a place like my little town which has three people on its Board of Selectman I will assume that the Board can decide to take homes if a big developer offers to build something that will provide the town with more taxes or jobs. I know how inbred things can get in a town like mine. Political decisions are often made according to who one knows and who is pals with whom. I can easily imagine the worst here. Developers can have a field day. I will have to read the entire decision to see if there are controls of any sort because it seems on the surface to be a huge score for corporate interests.
Posted by Chip Spear at June 23, 2005 11:44 AM
Trackback Pings
TrackBack URL for this entry:
http://www.politicalsports.com/mt/mt-tb.cgi/53
Comments
majestic advent jacket.adjoining scrutiny centipede villain
Posted by: hydrocodone prescription online at September 20, 2006 1:47 PM