Senator Perkins hosts public meeting on eminent domain Saturday, schedules public hearing for January 5
Tomorrow, state Senator Bill Perkins will hold a Community Meeting on Eminent Domain at Manhattan Pentecostal Church, 541 W. 1245th Street (between Broadway and Amsterdam; map), from 9:30 am to 12 noon.
He will discuss the recent Appellate Division ruling which blocked the Empire State Development Corporation (ESDC) from using eminent domain for the Columbia University expansion--a decision that will be appealed.
The plaintiffs will be present, as well be representatives from two other eminent domain fights: Atlantic Yards (via Daniel Goldstein of Develop Don't Destroy Brooklyn) and Willets Point.
The meeting is the precursor to a public hearing scheduled for January 5--location TBA--regarding eminent domain, the ESDC, and Columbia.
Report back
Perkins will report on his letter to Governor David Paterson asking for a moratorium on eminent domain and his request that ESDC not appeal the Columbia decision--both of which have not been embraced.
Also, Perkins, who held a public hearing in September 2008 on eminent domain, will announce plans to initiate legislation regarding eminent domain.
He will discuss the recent Appellate Division ruling which blocked the Empire State Development Corporation (ESDC) from using eminent domain for the Columbia University expansion--a decision that will be appealed.
The plaintiffs will be present, as well be representatives from two other eminent domain fights: Atlantic Yards (via Daniel Goldstein of Develop Don't Destroy Brooklyn) and Willets Point.
The meeting is the precursor to a public hearing scheduled for January 5--location TBA--regarding eminent domain, the ESDC, and Columbia.
Report back
Perkins will report on his letter to Governor David Paterson asking for a moratorium on eminent domain and his request that ESDC not appeal the Columbia decision--both of which have not been embraced.
Also, Perkins, who held a public hearing in September 2008 on eminent domain, will announce plans to initiate legislation regarding eminent domain.
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