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Re: California High Speed Rail.

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From: Hatunen
Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2008 06:41
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On Sun, 09 Nov 2008 01:46:29 GMT, Merritt Mullen
<mmullen8014@mchsi.com> wrote:

>In article <nospam-FC2FF2.16370508112008@mara100-84.onlink.net>,
> Steve Fenwick <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote:
>
>> There's no way that they will be allowed to seize without payment new 
>> ROW from San Francisco to San Jose. The land is just too valuable; there 
>> would be a huge hue and cry
>
>Eminent domain does not mean "seize without payment."  In fact, that 
>would be illegal.  The land will be paid for.
>
>How come there never seems to be these problems when we are talking 
>about a new freeway or toll road, which is also grade separated, and 
>much wider than a HSR right or way?

Usually a freeway or tollroad is built through rural land and the
threat of eminent domain is enough to induce the land owners to
sell. But eminent domain is frequently used in more populated
areas, although, again, the threat of eminet domain is usually
enough to make owners sell the land.


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From: Hatunen <hatunen@cox.net>
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Subject: Re: California High Speed Rail.
Date: Sun, 09 Nov 2008 23:41:10 -0700
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