A discussion of the general implications of eminent domain, government subsidized private development, TIF districts, and so on, is occurring on The List at this time. Extensive postings on the rightness and wrongness of government power to take property from private hands is bantered around.
Simultaneous to this abstract discussion on The List; I have posted the very specific and horrifying details of our local Lowry Corridor Road Project's Larry Blakstad meddling with a lady's economic survival. The Lady is Jamie LaVanier and her apartment building is at 3123 6th street. Her economic survival being predicated on the income her 8 tenants gave her to pay her mortgage and other property expenses. The rent they paid her each month before the County's Larry Blakstad induced all her good tenants to leave her property by tendering them 50 to 80 thousand dollars. He has implemented the rules and regs of eminent domain to relocate the tenants and empty an 8 unit apartment building that he has thus far failed to purchase; nor even "quick-take' through other eminent Domain rules and regs. It is now empty, boarded and raped by trespassers and thieves. >From my conversations with Jamie, she has made it clear to me that there are greater and lessor trespassers and thieves in this matter. Those individuals who broke into her empty and boarded building to kick in doors and steal the copper plumbing, etc., were petty thieves and petty trespassers. The County/City under Larry Blakstad's control and direction, were grand thieves as they stole her tenants, her buildings viability and safety, her ability to pay her bills, her ability to gain restful sleep at night, and her ability to legally dispute the price for which she would allow her building to be purchased. The County/City under Larry Blakstad's control and direction, were the grand trespassers by entering her building's leases and removing her tenants from her with offers of substantial government money; before they own Jamie's building. My point to The List about the Eminent Domain Thread here; let us address the specific action being taken, currently as I write this, in an eminent domain procedure on the streets of Mpls. Let us discuss the heavy handed tactics used against an honest and sincere stakeholder, Jamie LaVanier, in a tough Mpls. Neighborhood, Jordan. Let us discuss a female provider of, for profit, affordable housing who was always standing up against the gangs and criminals who swarmed her block while she constantly spruced up her building and catered to her good, hand picked, tenants. Can we have a conversation about a women, Jamie LeVanier, who after all her good work on the block, is ultimately being weakened and destroyed by the mean spirited implementation of Eminent Domain rules and regs relating to tenants by the Heartless and Bullying County/City under the cat's paw of Larry Blakstad? Or, shall we just talk generalities and broad public policy, here? Shall we offer general banter while bad public policy destroys an innocent individual through eminent domain near Lowry and Lyndale north? We must research and write about this travesty on The List and we must call Larry Blackstad, or Chuck Ballantine (his boss), at Hennepin County 348-9260 and simply ask: IS THIS FAIR? Keith Reitman NearNorth REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation, contact the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[email protected] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
