Oak Creek drops eminent domain plan, Giefer to keep farm (VIDEO)
Published: June 1, 2010
Tags: Adkins, eminent domain, farm, Giefer, Haskin, Oak Creek, Wispark
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By Sean Ryan Oak Creek officials on Tuesday dropped plans to acquire Earl Giefer’s farm to support new development after the plan was criticized as abusing the Wisconsin eminent domain law. The city’s Common Council unanimously voted to drop the plan to declare Giefer’s 24.4-acre farm blighted, which is the first step governments must take [...]