Conservative and Liberal Senators Jointly Sponsor Bill to Reform Eminent Domain
State Senators Vincent L. Liebell, a Republican/Conservative,
and Suzi Oppenheimer, a Democrat, have jointly sponsored a bill
(S. 7192) to mail notices to property owners under New York State’s
eminent domain law. Currently, it is almost impossible for property
owners to realize that their property is slated for eminent domain
before it is too late, because the government announcements are
buried in the legal notices section of the newspaper rather than
being mailed personally. Sen. Liebell chairs the Housing, Construction
and Community Development Committee and Sen. Oppenheimer is the
Minority Whip. Both represent parts of Westchester County, where
property rights have become a big issue because of the use eminent
domain to take land from one private owner to transfer it to another
private owner.
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