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Old Posted Sep 25, 2013, 3:35 PM
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Originally Posted by wierdaaron View Post
Interesting. I've heard of using eminent domain for roads and bridges and electrical infrastructure stuff, but not for convention center expansion. It's easy to see the "greater good" argument about seizing land for a highway or power lines, but a convention center isn't so apparently in service of the community.
It makes all the sense in the world when you consider the "potential" tax revenue.