Comments on: City Budget Planning Process Asks Residents to Serve

By: Linda Johnson, Cottonwood

Linda Johnson, Cottonwood — Thu, 02 Feb 2023 22:05:13 +0000

A jury said Thursday that a Georgia hospital would have to buy a 93-year-old’s home for five times its original offer if it condemns the frail woman’s rental house.
https://www.nbcnews.com › wbna1…
93-year-old tenant wins eminent domain case – NBC News

…Condemnation via eminent domain indicates the government is taking ownership of the property or some lesser interest in it, such as an easement, and must pay just compensation for it. After the condemnation action is filed, the amount of just compensation is determined in trial. However, in some cases, the property owner challenges the right to take because the proposed taking is not for “public use”, or the condemnor is not legislatively authorized to take the subject property, or has not followed the proper substantive or procedural steps as required by law. Also, in some cases the right to take may be denied by the courts for lack of public necessity for the taking (required by statute)…excerpt from law journal.…

By: RER

RER — Thu, 02 Feb 2023 19:38:40 +0000

Make it so they can never do it. Get it done voters or council. Start the process now Before they come for your home.

By: @RER

@RER — Wed, 01 Feb 2023 14:38:08 +0000

When was the last time Sedona used eminent domain? I cant remember a single one? Now they have paid for easements many times, but thats not even close to the same.

By: RER

RER — Wed, 01 Feb 2023 02:34:24 +0000

Twelve states (Alabama, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, West Virginia, Wisconsin and could be more) enacted legislation to prohibit the use of eminent domain for economic development. We need to do the same in Arizona and sooner in Sedona. Have the staff put it on the Council Agenda and have Council make it part of the city rules and regulations. Put public pressure on them now and get it done. If Council won’t vote on it, let it be put on the next ballot.

By: HK

HK — Tue, 31 Jan 2023 02:40:33 +0000

Ditto

By: What a joke!

What a joke! — Mon, 30 Jan 2023 23:16:07 +0000

Headline really should be: City Budget Planning Process Asks Residents to Be Servile.

I know people who applied for this in the past (or similar committee with different name) and they were blown off because not rubber stamps.