Seattle City Council Uses Eminent Domain To Turn Private Parking Lot Into Government-Run Parking Lot
“Seattle’s city government has used its power of eminent domain in order to take control of a private property currently operating as a parking lot. The property is being purchased for an undisclosed sum taken from the state’s $30 million budget for parking issues near Seattle’s waterfront. The lot currently belongs to Myrtle Woldson, a 103-year-old woman from Spokane, who did not want to sell the property.”
Hagel, Will. Opposing Views 24 October 2013.