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August 22, 2005
Kelo Chutzpah
The story behind USAToday's hardly noticed editorial last Tuesday is simply shocking.
The city of New London, Conn., deserves a chutzpah award. In 2000, it condemned 15 homes so a developer could build offices, a hotel and convention center. Susette Kelo and her neighbors spent years in a legal battle that culminated in June, when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 against them.Kelo is one of the most widely criticized rulings in recent history. You would think that the New London Community Development Commission's latest chutzpah would have been worth more attention than a buried editorial. This news doesn't need much comment, it needs circulation.That was painful enough. But while the homeowners were battling in court, New London was calculating how much "rent" they owe for living in the houses they were fighting to save. (The city's development corporation gained title to the homes when it condemned them, though the owners refused to sell and haven't collected a cent.)
The homeowners could soon be served with eviction notices, which is justified by the court ruling. But the rent is something else. For some, it comes to hundreds of thousands of dollars. [...] In a letter to the homeowners' lawyer a year ago, the development corporation justified its behavior by saying, "We know that your clients did not expect to live in city-owned property for free."
Posted by Rick at August 22, 2005 09:53 AM
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I'm one of the property owners and we were served on 9/13/05 to vacate premise by Dec 8th.
NLDC also stated that they are charging us back rent for the last 5 years. We will be paying them to move out of our own homes and the City and NLDC will basically be making these property owners homeless. Just compensation - what a joke.
NLDC is out of control - they have no one to answer too and is allowed to do whatever they want.
Thanks for your support and prayers
God Bless
Michael Cristofaro
Posted by: Mike at September 14, 2005 12:37 AM
I'm one of the property owners and we were served on 9/13/05 to vacate premise by Dec 8th.
NLDC also stated that they are charging us back rent for the last 5 years. We will be paying them to move out of our own homes and the City and NLDC will basically be making these property owners homeless. Just compensation - what a joke.
NLDC is out of control - they have no one to answer too and is allowed to do whatever they want.
Thanks for your support and prayers
God Bless
Michael Cristofaro
Posted by: Mike at September 14, 2005 12:37 AM
I'm one of the property owners and we were served on 9/13/05 to vacate premise by Dec 8th.
NLDC also stated that they are charging us back rent for the last 5 years. We will be paying them to move out of our own homes and the City and NLDC will basically be making these property owners homeless. Just compensation - what a joke.
NLDC is out of control - they have no one to answer too and is allowed to do whatever they want.
Thanks for your support and prayers
God Bless
Michael Cristofaro
Posted by: Mike at September 14, 2005 12:39 AM
I'm one of the property owners and we were served on 9/13/05 to vacate premise by Dec 8th.
NLDC also stated that they are charging us back rent for the last 5 years. We will be paying them to move out of our own homes and the City and NLDC will basically be making these property owners homeless. Just compensation - what a joke.
NLDC is out of control - they have no one to answer too and is allowed to do whatever they want.
Thanks for your support and prayers
God Bless
Michael Cristofaro
Posted by: Mike at September 14, 2005 12:40 AM
Your doing the right thing Mike. I just read about your problems on my morning news. I live right along the mason-dixon line and most people down here don't want the state or federal government telling them what to do either. I would defend my land just like you. These people think they can do whatever the hell they want. Thank God for Our Right to Bear Arms. The only way the gov't would get my land is after they killed me, because I would go down fighting and firing if I had to. There is no more honorable thing than to die defending your own property. It's a shame that this country has come to this. Keep Fightin' the Good Fight Mike, Our Prayers are With You!
Posted by: Ed Carmine at June 6, 2006 08:08 AM