Eminent Domain Fight in Camden
“A heated city council meeting was held in Camden on Monday that had people literally screaming at their city leaders.
The argument is over the city’s threat to use eminent domain on land owners, and use the property to dispose of treated waste water.
The city sent out 19 letters to property owners in the county stating they might want to buy their land. The letter states that property owners have 30 days to sign a consent agreement to allow soil scientists to test the land and if they do not, the city will file a condemnation action against them.
More than 100 angry residents packed the meeting. Some land owners said the property the city wants is farm land they use to make a living.”
Mathis, Heather. WBBJ TV 8 April 2013.