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Originally Posted by Mr Pheer
They'll use Eminent Domain laws to get what they need. They wont need much and the land owners will get paid for what they take. Landowners would be wise to take the first offer that the government gives them.
The second offer will be less than the first.
There won't be a third offer, they will condemn the land needed and the landowner will not receive compensation. Fighting it is useless and a waste of money.
My family owned a lot of land when I was younger (in Texas!) and the state twice used eminent domain to widen roadways, and both times my parents just took the first offer and smiled about it, because when the state widened the roadway they also put in curbs, concrete driveways for everyone, and zoned the property as commercial which increased it's value. They only took 30ft of frontage each time (was on 2 seperate properties).
Don't be so quick to think that every landowner is not going to be supportive about it.
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Have you ever been in Texas when Federal Eminent Domain starts ?
LOL... Nobody likes it no matter what the reason.
There will be more headlines from that alone.
Last one was a bit suppressed in the news, was the XL pipeline. Tea Party and Environmentalist were protesting together. Did you ever think you would see that.
Eminent domain laws in Texas are a bit lax. A Canadian oil co was able to pull eminent domain on Texans in farms and homes on a check of the box that they were a common carrier without any proof. Just check the box on a one page form. In TX, it was intended for Public Utility. And what it means is that a market price does not have to be paid.
Think of the value loss when you carve a large farm in half. 100 acres is now 2 50 acre plots.
Just the thought of it will turn many Texans away from trump so it is not a smart move just talking about it. Not in Texas. Even if it never happens now, it will be the talk that he was willing to do it.