Hartford Files to Take Land By Eminent Domain for Baseball Stadium Project
“The City of Hartford said it’s unable to reach an agreement to buy three acres of land it needs as part of its baseball stadium development project. So, instead of buying it, it’s just going to take it.
Last month, the city council approved a $350 million plan to build a minor league baseball stadium for the New Britain Rock Cats. The plan includes a bunch of other stuff, too: housing, retail, a supermarket, and a brewery.
But the city of Hartford doesn’t own all of the land it needs for the project. So, in a lawsuit filed in state court, it said it wants to use eminent domain to take 14 properties from a private landowner for $1.98 million.
The city would then enter into a 99-year lease with the stadium’s developers, who would likely use that land for retail, housing, and other uses.”
Cohen,Jeff. WNPR News 13 November 2014.