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Freeways versus Homeowners: The Case of Eminent Domain

AIR DATE: February 13, 2012
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The I-15 is going to be widened as part of a four phase project called Project Neon.  With the expansion some homes and businesses will have to be demolished.  When does the public good outweigh a homeowner's rights?  What sort of value do these homeowners and business owners get for their properties considering they are being forced to leave?

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Cristina Gibson, resident, Saratoga Meadows Neighborhood
Shelly Walters, Saratoga Meadows Neighborhood
Paul Saucedo, Chief Right of Way Agent
Cole Mortensen Project Manager for Project Neon
Kermitt Waters, led the People's Initiative to Stop the Taking of Our Land [PISTOL], attorney, Law Offices of Kermitt L. Waters


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Freeways versus Homeowners: The Case of Eminent Domain
Kermit Waters stated that the administrative ...
-Ruth Borrelli
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Kermit Waters stated that the administrative settlement would off-set the replacement housing payment offered under the relocation program. This would normally be true, however, the FHWA has a program in place that allows the home owner to receive BOTH payments with no off-set. So, a home owner that owe $50,000 over the amount offered by the State will get the additional $50,000 to pay off the mortgage AND any replacement housing payment needed to get the displaced home owner into a new home.
Ruth BorrelliFeb 25, 2012 08:07:55 AM


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