Moorestown Democrats

Eminent Domain?  I thought I'd never hear those words from this current Moorestown Township Council.  After all the drama in past years about property rights when the historical preservation ordinance was debated, I would not have expected a Council led by Dan Roccato to advocate eminent domain. Eminent domain has become a conservative cause in past years after the 2005 SCOTUS decision on Kelo v City of New London, although fairly enough, there are various conservative responses to the concept of eminent domain. 

Actually I did not hear the words "eminent domain".  I heard words like " condemnation" and phrases that described assuming ownership by other means, although everyone in the audience understood what was being talked about, at the July 14 Council meeting.  Eminent domain is certainly a frightful topic, particularly in a community like Moorestown, where respect for individual property rights is high.  It appears that our Council does feel comfortable in deciding which unsightly properties are acceptable for eminent domain (no matter what it is called), and which ones to simply ignore.