City of Arlington Pays $2.75 million for 4+ acres

[Adidas410s]

Pays to wait?

The city council in Arlington, Texas, agreed to pay $2.75 million to a 72-year-old woman to acquire her house and four acres for the Dallas Cowboys' new stadium. The original offer to Evelyn Wray was $351,000, and a court-appointed panel set the value at $1.2 million. As Wray fought for more, she moved out of her house in March and stayed with family and friends. Now, "I can buy something and stop living in my car," Wray said.

[3afan]

good for her - i HATE the iminent domain laws

[District303aPastPlayer]

Originally posted by 3afan
good for her - i HATE the iminent domain laws

explain...

[DU_stud04]

wow... shell be living good now

[Adidas410s]

Originally posted by District303aPastPlayer
explain...

Imminent domain basically means the government seizes private property for "public good." Right now, government has the power to take away your private property and offer you money for it with no explanation.

[Ranger Mom]

Originally posted by DU_stud04
wow... shell be living good now

No joke....she can buy a really nice car to live in with that chunk of change!!:p

[Snyder_TigerFan]

You really don't "own" your house or property. You just use it and pay rent (taxes) on it forever.

[3afan]

Originally posted by District303aPastPlayer
explain...

see explanation above ... thx Adidas

although I'm not too sure about the "without explanantion" part ... if challenged in court then the city/county/whatever will have to prove their case, and even without going to court the laws are pretty strict on what they can and cannot do ----- i still hate 'em and this is the perfect example why

[3afan]

Originally posted by Snyder_TigerFan
You really don't "own" your house or property. You just use it and pay rent (taxes) on it forever.

interesting way to look at it ...

[The Kracken]

sounds to me like some one else being greedy

[Emerson1]

I saw on case a few months ago, some group that was opposed to eminent domain wanted to build some kind of facility, not sure what it was it was so long ago. And the spot they wanted was where some city official's house or summer house was located.