I wish I could link to an editorial that was in my (NH Union Leader) paper a couple days ago. It said that the Selectmen in the town of Weare were ever so much wiser than the SCOTUS as they rejected the taking of private land for such activities. If only the SCOTUS had done the same.
What if some powerful people with lots of money were able to get three members elected to the board? They could then take any property they wanted to take. That is the point of this. Corruption and buying off people in office is nothing new.