Smithtown looks to avoid eminent domain in acquiring Nesconset property
“Smithtown Town Board members decided Tuesday to contact the owner of a 3,000-square-foot property near a busy Nesconset intersection in an effort to obtain the land and create a safer roadway.
Officials at the town board’s work session said they preferred negotiating with the owner directly for the property — located at Lake Avenue and Gibbs Pond Road — rather than pursuing the lengthy eminent domain process, also a possibility.
“Eminent domain should always be the last resort of government,” councilman Kevin Malloy said.
Realigning the intersection would allow the Nesconset Fire Department to more easily maneuver its trucks, officials said.”
Harrison, Lauren. News Day 17 July 2013.