CASE 3.1 Eminent Domain SUSEITE KEOS NONDESORIPT: PINK aAPBOARD riverfront to pu

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CASE 3.1 Eminent Domain SUSEITE KEOS NONDESORIPT: PINK aAPBOARD riverfront to public access. Now the city wants to build a hotel. house sits above the Thames River in the Fort Trumbul area office buildings, and new homes to fil the fivertront blocks of New London, Connecticut. It's surrounded by vacant lots, around Fort Trumbull. And it's not talking about new homes for where neighbors once lived. One by one, these nelighbors people like Susette Kelo. have let, and their homes have been razed. Their property has been taken over by the City of New London, which has used the Pfizer employees,' says Ed O'Connell, the lawyer for the ts power ot eminent domain to clear the land where dozens New London Development Corporation, which is in charge of of homes once stood in order to prepare the way for new the city's redevelopment efforts. "They are the professionals, "We need to get housing at the upper end, for people like they are the ones with the expertise and the leadership qualities Eminent domain is the anclent right of government to take to remake the city-the young urban professionals who wl property from an individual without consent for the common invest in New London, put their kids in school, and think of this good-for example, to build a highway, an airport, a dam, or a as a place to stay for 20 or 30 years. " And housing developers hospital. The US. Constitution recognizes that right, permitting want open space to work with, they don't want to build around private property to be taken for "public use" as long as "just com- a few old properties like Ms. Kelo's and that of her neighbors, pensation" is paid. In this case, however, New London is taking Wilhelmina and Charles Dery. and from one private party and giving it to another. By tearing Age 87 and 85, respectively, they live in the house down Susette Kelo's old neighborhood, the city hopes to attract Wilhelmina was born in. The city is willing to pay a fair price for new development, which in turn will help revitalize the com their home, but it's not an issue of money. "We get this all the munity and bring in more tax revenue. This isn't for the public time, says their son Matt. "How much did they offer? What will good," says Kelo, a nurse who works three jobs. The public good it take?" My parents don't want to wake up rich tomorrow. They s a firehouse or a school, not a hotel and a sports club." just want to wake up in their own home. Connecticut officially designates New London a blighted Unfortunately for the Derys, in 2005 the U.S. Supreme Court area When the Nary moved its Undersea Warfare Center away upheld the city's condemnation rights in a close, 5-to-4 ded- from New London, taking 1,400 jobs with it,the city's already sion, it nuled that compulsory purchase to toster economic high rate of unemployment only got ing stock is oid and second-rate. The Fort Trumbull area, in permissible."Promoting economic development is a particular, worse. Much of its hous- development flls uner public us' and is thus consitutionaly b-or was, anyway-a rather gritty neighborhood, and long accepted tunction of govenment Justice John Pau New London saw a chance to turn things around when the revenues, New London's plan tunquestionably serves a public ere earler generations of immigrants struggled to get a start. Stevens wrote for the malorty,Intended to increasejobs and ta pharmacetical company Pizer built a $350 million research purpose. In her dissenting opinion, however,Justice Sandra center along the river below historic Fort Trumbull. Since then, Day O'Conor objected: "Under the banner of economic deve- yand state govermments have created a park around the fort, opment,all private property is now vulnerable to being taken sared up the Navy's old asbestos-laden site, and opened the and transferred to another private owner, so long as it might be

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1.In my views, New London is treating Susette Kelo and her neighbors fairly. The government is ready to pay fair compensation to the stakeholders. Also the land will be used for the betterment of the society as it is planned that the land will be used for attracting new development. This, in return, will attract more investors and more revenue in the city. Job avenues for the residents of the city will also increase. The land will be used for the greater good, hence the sacrifice of Susette Kelo and her neighbors will be worthy.

New London government is acquiring their property as per the principle of eminent domain right. They are ready to pay just compensation to the property owners. So, the treatment is pretty fair.

2. The social policies of towns like New London are aiming for the betterment of society as a whole. Moreover, any land or property is getting acquired by the government only for the sake of development and revitalization of the community as a whole. if my property is located in a prime area, which can be used in a better way, I will be happy to take the just compensation and relocate as then my property can be served for better good and will become a famous public area as well. I can always relate my emotions to the place. The overall impact of such policies is positive and towards progressive societies.

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