Bill To Limit Cities' Power To Acquire Land Causes Uproar
10 April 2003 - 5:00am
Proposed Arizona legislation to limit eminent domain would protect property rights but force cities to find other ways of acquiring land.
"'Municipalities simply want to maintain absolute authority to take away private property and that's wrong,' said Farnsworth, a Republican from Gilbert. 'Abuses are rampant and we must stop them.' This week, city officials from throughout the Valley failed to reach a compromise with Farnsworth on his bill that would make it much harder for cities to condemn private property to make way for redevelopment."
Source:
The Arizona Republic, April 9, 2003
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