Crisfield begins eminent domain proceedings
“City officials have begun eminent domain proceedings to take over property that sits in the middle of a planned wind turbine project at the sewage treatment plant.
Crisfield City Council members approved the measure because acquisition of the land on Seventh Street is necessary for the operation of the turbine, said city attorney Michael Sullivan.
Sullivan and other city officials said they could not comment on why they resorted to using eminent domain — the right of government to take private property for public use — or the status of negotiations with the property owners, Weldon and Zelda Massey.”
Holland, Liz. Delmarva Now 29 April 2014.