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Coalition aims to curtail eminent domain.(News)

Crain's Detroit Business, July, 2006

Byline: Amy Lane Lawmakers in December took a step to strengthen private-property owners' rights. Now, a business coalition hopes to finish the job in November. A coalition including the Michigan Chamber of Commerce, Michigan Association of Home Builders, Michigan Association of Realtors and National Federation of Independent Business-Michigan has formed to push for a constitutional amendment that would make it more difficult for governments to condemn blighted property.

The proposal (Crain's, Nov. 21, Page 1) won a place on the ballot after legislators passed Senate Joint Resolution E in December. Local government groups such as the Michigan Municipal League oppose the measure, but so far there is no organized challenge. Arnold Weinfeld, the league's...

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