Steve Gagne Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 Never saw this coming? From the Red State blog.Pfizer not going to need those New London homes seized, after all. Posted by Moe LaneMonday, November 9th at 6:55PM EST Some background here; there’s also an actual book on the subject called Little Pink House. Anyway, turns out that there was no need in this specific case to throw out residents from their houses; it was superfluous to requirements, apparently.Pfizer abandons site of infamous Kelo eminent domain takingThe private homes that New London, Conn., took away from Suzette Kelo and her neighbors have been torn down. Their former site is a wasteland of fields of weeds, a monument to the power of eminent domain.But now Pfizer, the drug company whose neighboring research facility had been the original cause of the homes’ seizure, has just announced that it is closing up shop in New London.To lure those jobs to New London a decade ago, the local government promised to demolish the older residential neighborhood adjacent to the land Pfizer was buying for next-to-nothing. Suzette Kelo fought the taking to the Supreme Court, and lost. Five justices found this redevelopment met the constitutional hurdle of “public use.”Oops?Moe LanePS: I’d just like to note for the record that the dissenting judges on this one - the ones respectful of private property, in other words - were Judges O’Connor, Rehnquist, Scalia, & Thomas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Grieb Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 Never saw this coming? From the Red State blog.Pfizer not going to need those New London homes seized, after all. Posted by Moe LaneMonday, November 9th at 6:55PM EST Some background here; there’s also an actual book on the subject called Little Pink House. Anyway, turns out that there was no need in this specific case to throw out residents from their houses; it was superfluous to requirements, apparently.Pfizer abandons site of infamous Kelo eminent domain takingThe private homes that New London, Conn., took away from Suzette Kelo and her neighbors have been torn down. Their former site is a wasteland of fields of weeds, a monument to the power of eminent domain.But now Pfizer, the drug company whose neighboring research facility had been the original cause of the homes’ seizure, has just announced that it is closing up shop in New London.To lure those jobs to New London a decade ago, the local government promised to demolish the older residential neighborhood adjacent to the land Pfizer was buying for next-to-nothing. Suzette Kelo fought the taking to the Supreme Court, and lost. Five justices found this redevelopment met the constitutional hurdle of “public use.”Oops?Moe LanePS: I’d just like to note for the record that the dissenting judges on this one - the ones respectful of private property, in other words - were Judges O’Connor, Rehnquist, Scalia, & Thomas.Nothing has been build there. The whole area has become a preserve for feral cats.I can't wait to hear the explanation from the New London authorities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles R. Anderson Posted November 28, 2009 Share Posted November 28, 2009 It is also interesting that New London sold Pfizer 26 acres of land to build their R&D Center for $10 and gave Pfizer tax breaks for quite a few years. All that is also down the toilet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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