Update: TX mayor says eminent domain letter was a mistake
“As Professional Carwashing & Detailing previously reported, the owners said they received an eminent domain letter from the city, stating that their wash was in the way of a city project and they would have to sell the business. Dale presented the letter as proof and it showed it was signed by Lou Jones, a city real estate manager.
Now, according to a Dec. 12 Dallas Observer story, Mayor Mike Rawlings is stating that the letter was a mistake due to “a failure in communications at city hall.”
The reporter also stated that he has heard a lot of negative buzz about the carwash throughout city hall. Many apparently questioned why it was always so busy and profitable wondered if it was because it serves a front for drug dealing.”
CarWash.com 12 December 2013.