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To: UCANSEE2
Vera Coking, had owned property near the Trump Plaza Hotel for three decades, and didn’t want to move. Trump thought the land was better suited for use as a park, a parking lot, and a waiting area for limousines. He tried to negotiate, at one point offering Coking $1 million for the land. But she wasn’t budging. So New Jersey’s Casino Reinvestment Development Authority filed a lawsuit, instructing Coking to leave within 90 days and offering compensation of only $251,000. Perhaps the only upside to this story is that in neither case did Trump succeed. The Bridgeport plan fizzled. Coking fought in court, and — in part because these were the days before Kelo was decided, no doubt — she was lucky enough to win. In 1998, a judge threw out the case.
Yeah they were dealing with the city, not Trump and you're defending this form of governmental intrusion on people. Trump wanted that property to put a parking lot on. Anyways, he lost.
66 posted on 08/23/2015 1:14:58 AM PDT by AmericanCheeseFood (“I happen to agree with it 100 percent,” - Trump on imminent domain)
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To: AmericanCheeseFood
Yeah they were dealing with the city, not Trump and you're defending this form of governmental intrusion on people.

No. I am saying that claims that he STOLE the land from the lady are not true. As you say, he lost.

You mention Trump offered her $1 million and she wouldn't take it. Sounds like a good deal. Why didn't she take it ?

68 posted on 08/23/2015 6:10:45 AM PDT by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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