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Hayley Richardson | Thu, Dec 13th, 2007 | Category: Commentary | Tags: commentary, hayley richardson, headlines, eminent domain, tolls, ethnic neighborhoods, ghettos, salt lake city, columbia, new york-centric thursday, charlotte suburbs, east river, crescent city | 0
Columbia Vows Not to Use Eminent Domain
“Columbia University officials testified Wednesday that they won’t use eminent domain - or evictions - against residential properties or tenants in its $7billion campus expansion. Questioned at a City Council hearing, Robert Kasdin, Columbia’s senior executive vice president, asserted, “Under no condition will Columbia University use eminent domain against any residential properties.”
But they still left open using the government…
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