Archive for April 6th, 2006
Ohio’s own “Scary Movie”
I just read Chas Rich’s take on the preliminary eminent domain task force report and it is scary folks. Chas runs down a list of the people on this task force and again as is so often the case with scoping committees, task forces, and summits there is a decided lack of just “plain” folks. Where is the name of just one person who’s property has been designated as “blighted” by government officials? Where is the name of a person who has lost property to eminent domain? Where is the advocate of the people listed? We have created a monster people, and we have to slay it before it slays us.
The first step to slaying that monster will take place Monday in Lakewood at 3 p.m. The first of three statewide public hearings on the “Eminent Domain Task Force” report will be held at the Women’s Pavilion. Amazingly, the Plain Dealer expects everyone to know where this Pavilion is located. I am assuming that it is the Pavilion located at Lakewood Park, but I am not sure. Lakewood Park is located at 14532 Lake Avenue. When I have a good address for this hearing I will update this post.
Until then, please pass this information on to anyone and everyone. We need to slay this monster before it changes the devours of Ohio forever.