Bill could restrict government’s use of eminent domain
“A bill has passed the N.C. House and is now in the Senate that would restrict government’s power to seize land in North Carolina.
Henderson County Rep. Chuck McGrady said that was unfair.
He proposed House Bill 8, which allows land seizures for public use only, meaning public roads or buildings, and allows land owners to have a jury decide how much it is worth. It is a change the John Lock Foundation has demanded for years, stating, “The state constitution has the weakest property rights protection in the country.”
There is a case happening in Huntersville at Old Statesville and Hambright roads that some say exemplifies the problem.”
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Wickersham, Scott. WSCOTV 28 FEbruary 2013.