Tornado Recovery Leads to Eminent Domain.

How did a tornado recovery lead to eminent domain? To clean up tornado damage, a town undertook widening the main thoroughfare in a low income neighborhood

How was this project funded? Federal Funds

Were the federal government or the local government tasked with implementing the plan to widen the thoroughfare? Local Government

How well was eminent domain received at the city council? According to 1 city council member, “” I have no appetite to vote for eminent domain takings,”

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