Not possible to have "good faith negotiations" when, if they refuse to sell, you will just take their land. 
Posted on 10/06/2005 11:17:56 AM PDT by JZelle
The District will begin using eminent domain to acquire parcels of land at the site of the Washington Nationals' ballpark by the end of this month, after unsuccessful negotiations with nearly half of the landowners. City officials said they expect to file court documents to take over at least some of the 21-acre site in the coming weeks and have $97 million set aside to buy the properties and help landowners relocate. The city made offers to all 23 landowners on the site last month but received no response from 10. "We think there are some that we'll have good-faith negotiations with," said Steve Green, director of development in the office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development. "There are some we haven't heard from at all."
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So would I.
Yeppers.
Here you go:
Here's some info from the Washington Post. The first link is a story, and the second link in a nice graphic that shows info on each lot as you roll your pointer over it. If it asks to register, try "annoying" and "annoying".
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/24/AR2005092401373.html
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/business/daily/graphics/stadium_081505/
I doubt it. Human beings have lived under despotism for ages. Billions do so today.
There would have to be something different about Americans for them to not behave similarly. Once there was a difference, and we sent England packing. Now there is no difference.
It is a mistake to assume the character of independence Americans once held is somehow hereditary. It isn't. It has to be taught. It has to be part of the culture. That's gone now. I think for good.
The Great Experiment is over.
Maybe a better idea, since DC is already so congested one can hardly move around the place, would be to confiscate some of that Amish Farmland just north of the city and build the Ballpark there! It wouldn't be too far to commute for a game of ball. Hell, you guys have had possession of all that rich farmland as long as I can remember and it could be put to far better revenue use anyways. I'm sure you'll get a good deal. Reap what you sow kinda thing. A true believer wouldn't argue! Or does your rule only apply to others? Blackbird.
Will they be sending in the team that Wesley Clark used in his 'heated' negotiations with the Davidians?
he he
My guess is, he's one those NIMBY Amish dudes. Blackbird.
Maybe he doesn't like baseball?
Hadn't considered that, but doesn't matter, it's a revenue thing. He doesn't have to go to the game. Blackbird.
Hadn't considered that, but doesn't matter, it's a revenue thing. He doesn't have to go to the game. Blackbird.
In the end, they will get what the city offers them.
Please do not tell me what I am for or what I am against. Ballparks (presumably because they are publicly owned) are considered public use and have been since before Kelo. You don't have to like it, but it's true.
You may not like it, but long before Kelo, stadia were listed as public use.
You may not like it, but long before Kelo, stadia were listed as public use.
Now, you are making an ass out of yourself on this, as I am not actually an Amish person posting using a computer. To address your implied point, however, the Amish readily sell farmland, although the stadium in Lancaster was recently built in the city on some old warehouse land.
Not possible to have "good faith negotiations" when, if they refuse to sell, you will just take their land.
If you are going to make snarky remarks about me, please do ping me to them. I know you fear my intelligence and wit, but you are going to have to deal with it anyway.
A year ago, Patricia Ghiglino's two-story, yellow-brick art studio in a drab, largely industrial neighborhood in Southeast Washington was worth $654,000 to the District government, which collected taxes based on that assessment.
This month, the city, ... offered Ghiglino nearly $1.8 million for the property. Her response? "We're not accepting this offer. No way," she said. "We're definitely going to court."
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"We want enough money to buy back in the same stadium district," Ghiglino said. The city is offering her about $188 per square foot, she said, but "north of my property, things are selling for $350 to $400 per square foot. The city's offer is not fair compensation."
Bottom line: She's holding out for more money. Well, that's her right. But the city can also say, "Fine, your property is now assessed at 1.8 million dollars and we expect the tax payment at the end of the quarter."
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