Take my land for the ballgame
Wow. It’s like local governments have no fear of taking property:
The District of Columbia plans to use eminent domain to acquire land for the Washington Nationals ballpark.
The Washington Times reports 10 of the 23 landowners affected have not responded to purchase offers.
The city notified landowners in April they must be off the 21-acre site by Dec. 31. Construction of a new stadium is scheduled to begin in March with completion expected by the beginning of the 2008 baseball season.
October 7th, 2005 at 8:39 am
Well it worked out OK for W…
October 7th, 2005 at 11:19 am
I wonder if the owners of the Washington Nationals plan on charging admission to the folks who wish to enjoy this new “public” facility.
October 7th, 2005 at 4:18 pm
The fifth doesn’t say it has to be free-of-charge public use… While I’m not a fan of using tax dollars to finance private sports franchises, I don’t think this is an ED abuse anywhere approaching the level of Kelo.