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Freeport Uses Eminent Domain To Claim Private Property
click2Houston ^ | 7/21/04 | unkown

Posted on 07/22/2004 3:24:40 AM PDT by eastforker

Residents: Proposed Yacht Marina Will Not Help Community

POSTED: 10:05 am CDT July 21, 2004 UPDATED: 10:26 am CDT July 21, 2004

HOUSTON -- A Brazoria County coastal town has big plans to develop a marina to bring in money to the city, but the News2Houston Investigators reported Monday that some residents say all that money will go to the developer and not the community.

In Freeport, local government is forcing businesses to sell their land to build a private yacht marina, the station reported.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Extended News; Government; News/Current Events; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: eminentdomain; illegaltakings; land; landsnatching; propertyrights; rico; rockridge
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To: Rebelbase

Slips don't generate revenue unless they are filled and bars and restaurant generate nothing unless filled. I have seen this at the Charleston Yacht club (they don't have any trouble filling slips, but the restaurants in the yacht club went broke...). I suppose if there is a demand, the slips will be filled.


61 posted on 07/26/2004 6:22:00 AM PDT by Little Ray (John Ffing sKerry: Just a gigolo!)
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To: Rebelbase

Slips don't generate revenue unless they are filled and bars and restaurant generate nothing unless filled. I have seen this at the Charleston Yacht club (they don't have any trouble filling slips, but the restaurants in the yacht club went broke...). I suppose if there is a demand, the slips will be filled.


62 posted on 07/26/2004 6:22:12 AM PDT by Little Ray (John Ffing sKerry: Just a gigolo!)
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To: Little Ray
A great little site on the issue.

www.ScandalinFreeport.com

Western, by the way, avg between 3 to 6 million pounds of shrimp a year depending on the production of the boats.

Price varies from 3 to 6 pound for tails, so this is a pretty significant impact for the area, not counting the downstream benefits i.e. fuel, supply sales, dry goods, etc...

And they pay property taxes, something this development won't do.
63 posted on 07/26/2004 12:28:53 PM PDT by samboa
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