Mission Woods wields big hammer in tussle over eminent domain
“In a move that’s bound to give fodder to those who think eminent domain is the devil’s development tool, little Mission Woods in northeast Johnson County wants to condemn an office building on Shawnee Mission Parkway to help out B.A. Karbank & Co.
But this big swing at condemnation at the request of Karbank has the owners of the building at 1968 Shawnee Mission Parkway and the half acre it sits on pretty upset. They also say nobody informed them until they found out inadvertently while filing renovation plans for their building.
“We feel it’s un-American and corporate greed coming after us,” said Mary Ann McTigue, whose family has owned the land the building sets on for 50 years.”
Collision, Kevin, Kansas City Star 3 March 2014.