{"id":44510,"date":"2018-11-20T10:45:06","date_gmt":"2018-11-20T15:45:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/acprimetime.com\/?p=44510"},"modified":"2018-11-20T19:26:40","modified_gmt":"2018-11-21T00:26:40","slug":"crda-still-bullies-atlantic-city-residents-via-eminent-domain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acprimetime.com\/crda-still-bullies-atlantic-city-residents-via-eminent-domain\/","title":{"rendered":"CRDA Still Bullies Atlantic City Residents Via Eminent Domain."},"content":{"rendered":"
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Lance Landgraf & CRDA. (Pic by Press of AC)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Back to court for the Birnbaums of Atlantic City. The couple is still trying to protect their home from the evil clutches of CRDA<\/a> and their nasty use of ‘eminent domain<\/a>‘.<\/p>\n

Two years ago, a judge sided with the Birnbaums. The judge told the CRDA \/ Casino Reinvestment Development Authority to go pound sand. They can’t just take the Birnbaums\u2019 three-story home in Atlantic City. Especially since the CRDA has no REAL plans for this area.<\/p>\n

From Philly Voice<\/a>: In 2016, Atlantic County Superior Court Judge Julio Mendez called CRDA\u2019s designs on Birnbaum\u2019s property a \u201cmanifest abuse of eminent domain power<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n

His ruling said the authority<\/a>\u00a0does not have the power to “condemn a property only to have it sit idly, potentially for years on end, as they wait for the right project to present itself” as was (and remains) the case for 61 surrounding properties.<\/p>\n

Institute for Justice attorneys\u00a0took the decision to mean this<\/a>: “the history of failed government redevelopment projects in Atlantic City demonstrated that this project was likely to be just another such failure.”<\/p>\n

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Judge ruled CRDA was abusing eminent domain powers in this Atlantic City case.<\/h2>\n

CRDA claims they need this land in order to promote tourism. Really.<\/p>\n

Oddly, the CRDA refuses to install brighter lights in the tourism district. Most would agree that better lighting and safer streets would be the best investment for now…. to boost Atlantic City Tourism<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Video from NJTV news<\/a>:<\/p>\n