I spent my evening at the town hall meeting at Cumberland County College. We listened to Dough Raineer and Jeff Van Drew thank the Governor for the Motersports Park and for Visiting twice in 6 months. Bob Terisoni as a representative of Millville First, asked the Governor ifhe would put a moritorum on eminent domain? The Gov. said flatly NO, then said there are bills in the Senate and Assembly concerning this issue. Nothing in detail though.
There was an Editorial in the Daily Journal busting on the City Commission concerning eminent domain. It states that the Commission is ignoring the Millville First petition but they were obeying the NEW JERSEY STATE CONSTITUTION. There is one paragraph in this editorial that gets to the point:
"However, totally banning eminent domain for private development could be just as detrimental to the city's well-being as government abuse of the practice. Such cases could include blighted areas where absentee landlords or slumlords stand in the way of a development that would obviously improve the quality of life for all city residents."
Good point. Take a walk though parts of Center City Millville or the 3rd Ward
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