In Racine County, houses are being designated ‘blighted’ to make way for Foxconn

Re:In Racine County, houses are being designated ‘blighted’ ... by facetube on Sunday April 15, 2018 @07:14AM (#16842183)

This is all very easy when it's "them". An HN user looks from afar and decide what's better for those rural folk. Those undeveloped types. The basket.

The reality: the government is attempting to take these peoples' property, ultimately under threat of force, in order to transfer it to a for-profit corporation in violation of state law. It does not meet the legal requirements for blight or for eminent domain under Wisconsin law. It is illegal.

Watch someone try to illegally bulldoze your own home you paid for and built, making you incur substantial moving expenses and disruption, destroying a place where you've built memories – all in exchange for a bunch of Foxconn temp agency jobs – and then tell me how you feel.

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Re:In Racine County, houses are being designated ‘blighted’ ... by dahdum on Sunday April 15, 2018 @01:49PM (#16843838)

I grew up in a rural area, and I’ve seen first hand the destruction that lack of economic opportunities does to the next generation.

I’m not looking from afar - my sentiment is shared by many, if not most, in those communities.

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Re:In Racine County, houses are being designated ‘blighted’ ... by facetube on Sunday April 15, 2018 @01:53PM (#16843863)

Then find a way to do it that's legal. The scheme described in the article is illegal, and illegal activity is the most short-sighted way possible to economic growth. The area is prima facie not blighted as described by Wisconsin statute, and is therefore prohibited from being subjected to eminent domain for purposes of transfer to a private corporation.

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