[freebilly]

This makes me sick. I grew up in Piscataway. Thirty five years ago there was enormous open space in the township which could have been purchased for next to nothing.

These people are being made to suffer the consequences of bad planning on the part of Piscataway.

[tahiti]

"These people are being made to suffer the consequences of bad planning on the part of Piscataway."

Who is "part of Piscataway?"

It is the citizens of Piscataway. The citizens have authorized there elected city commissioners, alderman, whatever, to represent their interest.

It is obvious that these elected alderman feel no pressure from the citizens of Piscataway to stop this condemnation.

Don't castiage the judge. At minimum the U.S. Constitution, in the Bill of Rights, Amendment V, states, "...nor shall private property be taken for public use without just compensation." The judge is ruling within constitutional boundaries.

I presume the New Jersey Constitution has a similar amendment.

That being the case, the Halper's property has been declared needed for "public use" and the will be justly "compensated."

But the Halper's need to blame their fellow citizens for allowing their predicament. Their fellow citizens, through their silence, are telling the elected local alderman to use their tax money, compensate the Halper's, and make the propery into a public use area.

Halper's, appeal and get mad at your fellow citizens. They are the ones taking your property away.

[Hurricane]

I too spent many years in Piscataway,1959-1979. You are correct saying that you could buy land cheap. In those days it was mostly open fields and farmland.I spent many a day taking the kids to Cornell Dairy Farm to watch the cows being milked and to buy milk. I also spent 12 years on the Zoning board with the goal of helping maintain rational growth.

My efforts were mostly in vain.The Rats controlled the Township and were in bed with the developers. I could see the place going downhill and it still is. I visited the kids up that way last week and the place is just overrun with traffic. I'll take an occasional hurricane here on the gulf coast.