Eminent domain could be used to build Falcons stadium
“Eminent domain could be used after all to the build the Falcons billion-dollar stadium.
Even though the churches have agreed to a deal, there are still six other properties that need to be acquired for the stadium to be built on the south site.
The majority of the six properties are under or near the Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard overpass. They are mostly parking areas and have been overlooked due to the agreements with the two Baptist churches.
The properties are less than 2 acres combined. One of them has a billboard on the land.
Eminent domain allows the state to seize private property without the owner’s consent.
When Channel 2’s Craig Lucie asked the city of Atlanta about the six properties, they referred us to the Georgia World Congress Center Authority.”
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Lucie, Craig. WSB-TV 2 25 September 2013.