The problem is also the amount of money the four council members
took from Asbury Partners in the last election. Tens of thousands
of dollars. And mostly from New York and California people. Go to
the New Jersey Election Committee web site and look at the reports.
Can anyone upload them to this site? Mario or Dan?
You want this to change, elect others. Keep Keady. Not sure on
Johnson. The End.
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "dfsavgny" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "dapawprint" <dapawprint@>
wrote:
> >
> >
> > The Partners have used emminent domain at their will to claim
many
> > properties whith wich they do NOTHING with (unless, of course MM
> > presses them to do so.) Could that meeting be the first step to
use
> > emminent domain AGAINST the Partners and to allow MM to take it
all
> > over by themselves?
>
>
> I have written and spoken about this for a couple of years. I have
> advised (or tried to) on this matter. The WRA prohibits the City
from
> condemning property in the redevelopment zone without Partner's
> approval. That is so Partners cannot be forced to take and pay for
> property before it wants to. It would include Partners properties
as
> well. However, what I told the city, is that it cannot
contractually
> agree to limits its inherent sovereign power. Thus, nothing could
stop
> the city from violating that provision. Only the state legislature
can
> limit a local sovereign's power of eminent domain. However, that
being
> said, while nothing could stop the city from taking property
contrary
> to that provision, Partners might be able to sue for breach of
> contract. However, another possibility is that the court could find
> that the provision limiting the city's power of eminent domain was
> contrary to the public good and thus, the provision is not only
> unenforceable but void ab initio (never existed).
>
> All of this is an invitation to litigation. No one wanted it,
> especially after being held in purgatory by the bankruptcy court.
> However, I believe that ultimately a tiger cannot change its
stripes
> and litigation will be necessary. While I wish it did not have to
> happen, perhaps the city leaders will finally reach the breaking
point
> and decide that we have to tighten our belts and go to the
mattresses.
> That litigation could grease the skids for Partners' exit.
>
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