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Urban renewal and development projects are not considered greed, for better or for worse. As the article mentions, historically most such seizures have been done to set up a slum for a revitalization project where the buildings are bought and condemned and the land is then purchased by developers for a new shopping center or whatever.
Land Use and Zoning has a long history, and is a very dense legal landscape, but suffice to say that this type of behavior is an extension of the basic ability to zone land as residential, industrial, commercial, or any of the various modern-day combinations. Because it is local gobbermint the city council meets to review these things. Due to procedural concerns, almost no such projects ever happen without city council votes and such. Thus, at least on this issue of gov'l tyranny, you at least have the option of rolling up your sleeves and joining in the fight on your own behalf. Plus, local leaders are more succeptible to the voters and how your complaints might affect their position on the city council. This is, in fact, democracy in one of its purer forms.
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[ 05-08-2003, 03:49 PM: Message edited by: Timber Loftis ]
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