For the Greater Good
17 October 2000 - 9:30am
A broad definition of "public purpose" stirs criticism of eminent domain.
If there is a ground zero in the eminent domain wars nationally, it is the intersection of Fifth and Forbes in the heart of Pittsburgh's old retail core.There, a major battle is under way over a massive redevelopment project that could demolish more than 60 buildings housing 100 small businesses in order to make way for an upscale retail center anchored by a Nordstrom's department store.
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