[areeves79]

Oh the private developer paid a fair price, everyone that signed up for the sell to begin with got atleast twice what their property was worth. These last nine were greedy and wanted way too much. For example, this marketing design company wanted one million for this little two bedroom house that they used as an office, needless to say it wasn't apraised that high.

Also if I get offered what these people did, I will sign up in a heartbeat to sell and I wouldn't care who the developer was. Don't mistake me as someone who is tied to my home.

[Durus]

If someone doesn't want to sell then there is no such thing as a fair price.

[Sloth]

These last nine were greedy and wanted way too much. For example, this marketing design company wanted one million for this little two bedroom house that they used as an office, needless to say it wasn't apraised that high.

Irrelevant. If I want something & the owner insists on an outrageous price, I simply refrain from purchasing it. I DON'T hold a gun to his head as a negotiating tactic.

[Conservababe]

These last nine were greedy and wanted way too much. For example, this marketing design company wanted one million for this little two bedroom house that they used as an office, needless to say it wasn't apraised that high.

If they wanted a million bucks for their property, then the developer should have paid if he wanted it that badly. If he didn't want to do so, he should have said goodbye to the plan.

But this running to the government to have eminent domain enacted to steal private property for private business...has to stop.

I will guess that your city government argued that they would get more taxes from the Mall than from property owners, thus it was in the public good.

Okay, if they get away with this, the next time around the developers will offer below appraisal and go to the city again if sellers balk.

[Eric Cassano]

These last nine were greedy and wanted way too much. For example, this marketing design company wanted one million for this little two bedroom house that they used as an office, needless to say it wasn't apraised that high.

Greedy? I think they call it "location location location". If a person owns the property then they have the right to demand any price for it. A property owner also has the right to not sell.

The government has no right to force citizens to sell their property so a private developer may benefit. If the property owners can't work out a deal in the free market then it's "game over". Tough luck for the developer. The idea of having the government deciding "fair market value" is really absurd.

I can't believe there are people who think this government-assisted theft of property is justified. It's really quite disturbing.