Weston, Mass. Plans To Acquire Harvard Property By Eminent Domain
“After years of back-and-forth negotiations with the University, the town of Weston, Mass. announced recently that it plans to obtain by eminent domain a portion of Harvard-owned land in the Case Estates property.
According to the MetroWest Daily News, the town has offered the University $360,000 for the 1.6 acre parcel of land that it seeks to acquire.
However, the University has not reached an agreement with Weston regarding the value of the land.
University spokesperson Kevin Galvin wrote in an email to The Crimson that University and town officials have long discussed using a small portion of the Case Estates property for municipal parking, but that the fair market value of the land parcel has yet to be determined.”
Li, Franklin. The Harvard Crimson 9 December 2013.