On May 5th, the Fullerton City Council will once again take up the matter of a vast new Redevelopment land grab in Fullerton. The bureaucrats in City Hall want to appropriate all the property tax that they can by throwing the Redevelopment net over a huge swath of the City. In order to do so they must find “blight” and they must be able to prove it. So far they haven’t. They never will.
Well, that's a bit over-dramatic, don't you think?
What does “redevelopment” mean in practical terms? It means the diversion of property taxes from other government agencies; it means the power of eminent domain over law-abiding property owners; it means more massive developments by favored developers; it means more design mediocrity – or worse. Click here to read more.
Most redevelopment agencies in California don’t have eminent domain power anymore.
John.
Be careful here. Perhaps you can show us the facts to back up your claim. And please do not mention Prop 99 which offers bogus protections
John, this Redevelopment plan does have eminent domain.
All city councils have eminent domain powers, regardless of redevelopment.