Hi!
Because I get so many calls on this, I thought I would clarify who has signed the pledge.
Ward 1:
Ryan Salo
Council at Large:
Nicki Antonio
Tim Carroll
With Councilman Ryan Demro already having signed, this means if these three are elected, there would be a majority of people on council who have promised to not use eminent domain to transfer your home to another private individual.
With Kelo having passed, remember your home does not have to be blighted to be taken. State Reps indicate that the people calling them most are home owners that live on the lake - because they are most concerned.
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Lynn Farris
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Re: Keep Your Hands Off My House Pledge
Lynn Farris wrote:
With Kelo having passed, remember your home does not have to be blighted to be taken. State Reps indicate that the people calling them most are home owners that live on the lake - because they are most concerned.
Lynn,
Since property taking laws can be changed by the state legislature based on the Kelo decision, do you know how local state politicians feel about this?
Thanks
Joe
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Yes Mr. Milan I have been active at the State Level working with our local representatives. Our own Senator Dan Brady has co-sponsored legislation to have a moratorium on Kelo takings until December of 2006. He is working in a bipartisan commission. The moratorium has passed the senate and is currently in the house. http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/bill ... 126_SB_167 You can read the text of the bill yourself.
However, it still allows for eminent domain for blight. The senators are well aware that the word blight has been misused in the State of Ohio to mean anything the developer wants. So that is a word that they will work to define the next year. So we still must be concerned. In fact since
Kelo, there has been a rush to do eminent domain across the country. Since our local officials are the ones to initiate it - they are the ones that we must look to first to step up and say whether they believe in it or not.
Both Ms. Wiltse and I testified and heard all of the arguments for and against the moratorium. The senate passed this unanimously. But we still haven't heard from the house.
The other interesting happening at the state level is the
Ohio Supreme Court has agreed to hear the Norwood Appeal.
(The Norwood Case is very similar to the Lakewood Case and has even the same developer - Jeffrey Anderson. ) That case will be hear I believe in January as it is being fast tracked. This is the first state Supreme Court that has agreed to hear an appeal on eminent domain since Kelo. To be frank I was surprised they agreed to hear it. So it should be interesting
Now, was that more than you wanted to know about Eminent Domain at the State level.
However, it still allows for eminent domain for blight. The senators are well aware that the word blight has been misused in the State of Ohio to mean anything the developer wants. So that is a word that they will work to define the next year. So we still must be concerned. In fact since
Kelo, there has been a rush to do eminent domain across the country. Since our local officials are the ones to initiate it - they are the ones that we must look to first to step up and say whether they believe in it or not.
Both Ms. Wiltse and I testified and heard all of the arguments for and against the moratorium. The senate passed this unanimously. But we still haven't heard from the house.
The other interesting happening at the state level is the
Ohio Supreme Court has agreed to hear the Norwood Appeal.
(The Norwood Case is very similar to the Lakewood Case and has even the same developer - Jeffrey Anderson. ) That case will be hear I believe in January as it is being fast tracked. This is the first state Supreme Court that has agreed to hear an appeal on eminent domain since Kelo. To be frank I was surprised they agreed to hear it. So it should be interesting
Now, was that more than you wanted to know about Eminent Domain at the State level.
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Lynn Farris wrote:
Now, was that more than you wanted to know about Eminent Domain at the State level.
Lynn,
Thanks for the info. Is there somewhere to find out more about Norwood? I don't recall seeing too much of it in the Plain Dealer (perhaps because I'm on my way to work at 6:00 am and am half asleep on the bus ride to work.)
Joe