Monday, October 12, 2020

Rhode Island Representative Pushing for East Providence to Use Eminent Domain Powers 

Read the summary below for a recap of the Providence Journal article and then visit blynchlaw.com to discover an eminent domain attorney working hard for private property owners' rights.

In an article posted in the Providence Journal on September 28, 2020, Representative Gregg Amore drafted a resolution for the City to acquire the Metacomet Golf Club property that is currently in the process of being sold. What prompted the movement against the buyer, Marshall Properties of Pawtucket, was its application for re-zoning the property to the mixed use of residential and office space. 

The representative started a movement, Keep Metacomet Green, with support from surrounding neighbors. Marshall has since withdrew its rezoning application and instead decided to develop the property in keeping with the current zoning.

This still has prompted backlash, with the representative pushing his resolution for the City of East Providence to acquire the property through eminent domain.  However, it raises many questions, such as, would the City be abusing its power of eminent domain? If open, green spaces were that desperately needed in that area, why wasn't a resolution previously enacted? Why didn't the City offer to purchase the property outright, paying a fair price to the seller? Doesn't the developer have a right to develop the property as long as it is in keeping with the current restrictions?

Read the article at https://www.providencejournal.com/news/20200928/legislator-calls-on-east-providence-to-buy-metacomet-golf-club-or-take-it-by-eminent-domain and visit blynchlaw.com to learn more about your private property rights under eminent domain.

Will the New Tropicana Field Project in St. Petersburg, Florida Fulfill its Duty in Using the Land for Public Good as Originally Intended?

In an articled published on Tampa Bay Times website on January 15, 2020, authors Josh Solomon and Jay Cridlin provide updates regarding the ...