Thursday, August 18, 2005

More Eminent Domain Abuse in Long Branch

I think I would feel pretty guilty if I bought one of those condos in Long Branch that was built through the seizure of private property.


“LONG BRANCH — When Lori Vendetti invested more than $2,000 to paint her Ocean Terrace home, it wasn't just an exercise in beautification. It was an act of defiance.

The city plans to invoke eminent domain to level Vendetti's home, along with dozens of others in her quiet seaside neighborhood, to make way for luxury condominiums as part of its oceanfront redevelopment.

So when Vendetti recently changed the color of her house from blue to seafoam green, some neighbors questioned why she would invest that money in something the city plans to tear down. She had a simple answer.”

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