LETTER: Readington Twp. should stop wasting money on condemnation
“The Readington Township Committee has misled the public in an effort to garner support for their failed political agenda. Through their taxpayer-funded public relations campaign, they misrepresented the purpose and intent of the eminent domain statute, making believe that if you don’t like a business or what a business can become, you can condemn it. Case law shows the courts will rule against a party using eminent domain for a pretext.
Committee members stated they would stop improvements of Solberg airport by any means necessary. After numerous legal setbacks, the township changed strategies and switched the stated purpose for proposed condemnation, characterizing it as an attempt to “preserve” the airport. Do they really think that the courts are going to believe this?”
Lehigh Valley Live 8 February 2014.