Florida appeals court says Hollywood can take downtown property for redevelopment

[Mugu]

By Ihosvani Rodriguez | South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Hollywood - A state appeals court has decided to support the city's controversial attempt to take a family's downtown property and use it for private development.

The Fourth District Court of Appeal ruled 3-0 to overturn a Broward judge's 2006 ruling that said the city cannot take the Mach family's business property and give it to a powerful developer, according to the decision released Wednesday.

The Mach family has owned the 2,900-square-foot building on Harrison Street since 1972. The building houses the family's hair salon and several other businesses.

The city's downtown Community Redevelopment Agency has been fighting since 2005 to use eminent domain to obtain the property and transfer it to developer Charles "Chip" Abele for a $100 million project, a 19-story condo and retail tower called Young Circle Commons.


Complete article at:
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/broward/sfl-flbmach0327sbmar27,0,56656.story

[Kutjara]

1. I remember when eminent domain was supposed to be used...

...predominantly for vital public works projects. Now it seems to be just another way for politicians to reward their cronies.

[Thothmes]

3. We can thank the Supreme Court for this

They said that Government can condemn private property for private development.

[Mika]

2. And in S Florida they mewl about Castro's expropriations being totalitarian.

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