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But even 24’ of Harvard building was unacceptable to many of the study committee members, who urged either for Harvard to donate the land for a park or for the city to take the land by eminent domain.
Meanwhile, neighborhood activists are still hoping for a park on the Mahoney’s site—and for the city to take the land by eminent domain.
As for the idea that the city should take the property by eminent domain— which allows the city to take a property from a private owner, while requiring the city to pay “market value”—several councillors were skeptical last night...
“I think the council in general has shied away from eminent domain in the past,” Maher said. “I think you have to be prepared for the legal ramifications of that.”
Dick Cheney is usually the man the Administration brings out to calm a frenzy. But last week it was the Vice President who was stirring up the fuss, with two bellicose speeches that laid out the case for war against Iraq. What was Cheney up to? With such eminent members...