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Related: About this forumCalifornia Plans To Take Up To 300 Farms By Eminent Domain For Delta Tunnel Project
http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2015/08/17/report-california-plans-to-take-up-to-300-farms-by-eminent-domain-for-delta-tunnel-project/Farmers whose parcels were listed and mapped in the 160-page property-acquisition plan expressed dismay at the advanced planning for the project, which would build 30-mile-long tunnels in the delta formed by the San Joaquin and Sacramento rivers.
What really shocks is were fighting this and were hoping to win, said Richard Elliot, who grows cherries, pears and other crops on delta land farmed by his family since the 1860s. To find out theyre sitting in a room figuring out this eminent domain makes it sound like theyre going to bully us and take what they want....
If these reports are correct, then we have further confirmation that the tunnels project has been a forgone conclusion, state Sen. Lois Wolk, D-Davis, who chairs a committee on the delta, said in an email Monday.
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,629 posts)Forgone conclusion?
Over my dead body.
Cleita
(75,480 posts)Also, isn't there an amendment in The Constitution about illegal search and seizure? It would seem that this would fall under that. Maybe those farmers should petition the feds.
Cleita
(75,480 posts)Too bad they don't use eminent domain to take over El Diablo, the last running nuclear plant in California to decommission it. At least that would speak to the safety of the residents here not to mention the inhabitants of the ocean. Also, El Diablo has a water desalinization plant on. It seems building those plants to convert sea water into fresh would be doing more for our lack of water than taking away people's farms and livelihood.
daredtowork
(3,732 posts)Former (socialist) mayor of Berkeley was just in town and talking about the people using eminent domain to turn vacant lots into affordable housing.