eminent domain

MO-CPR press release: Arnold, MO Voters Say No to Eminent Domain Abuse

Sat, 12 Apr 2008 06:33:42 +0000

In Ward 2, anti-eminent domain abuse challenger Jerel Poor defeated
incumbent John Brazeal by a margin of 67% to 33%. In Ward 1, Matthew
Hay—who has publicly opposed private-to-private transfers of land
through eminent domain— won with 78% of the vote.

“The election results in Arnold and other jurisdictions around the
state emphasize that Missourians are fed up with eminent domain
abuse,” said Ron Calzone, chairman of Missouri Citizens for Property
Rights. “It's important to understand, though, that most of these

Citizens COALITION TO FIGHT EMINENT DOMAIN ABUSE

ben — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 01:25:25 +0000

The Citizens Coalition to Fight Eminent Domain Abuse, a grassroots
organization formed in 2005 to address the abuse of Eminent Domain
particularly in north St. Louis, a primarily African American community.

An audit by HUD's Office of Inspectors General in July of 2006,
revealed the city had failed to use the federal community block grant
money (CDBG) it received for its intended purposes. The Coalition then
filed complaints with the U.S. Department of HUD and the U.S.
Department of Justice.

THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (BLOCK GRANT)