Clarkstown Moves To Use Eminent Domain
“Hall said he analyzed the existing system and recommended a new station be constructed uphill in a wooded area. Hall explained the easement is needed to install a new sewer system in a location that will not get flooded and which can be safely operated by town employees. He added that the new facility would be built with a standby generator in case the power went out.
After evaluating three other locations, Hall discounted them. He said the current lot is not large enough for a second pump station to be constructed while the first one is still there. A second site across also gets flooded and is too close to a residential home to be built. The third parcel considered is part of Mountainview Nature County Park and also in a flood prone area.
Attorney Robert Prier of Nyack, representing Hauser Brothers Holdings and Timothy Hauser, said his client objected to the town exercising eminent domain for a permanent easement. He said the town has not taken advantage of the easement it has. Prier also said he is contesting the town’s valuation of the property.”
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Traum, Robin. Nanuet Patch 23 January 2013.