City of Bedford seeks to grab real estate from owner
The City of Bedford, according to The Roanoke Times and The News & Advance, are seeking to use the government power of eminent domain to condemn and take the farm property of Mike Schrock. Mr. Schrock’s Bedford City real estate is zoned for planned industrial development which makes it a prime piece of property for the City of Bedford.
The City of Bedford has offered Mr. Schrock $300,000, a pittance for his 44 acres of farm land. It’s also interesting to note his real estate is contaminated by a Bedford-owned land fill.
Unfortunately for Mr. Schrock, as unfair as this situation appears to be, he doesn’t have much hope in court. The Code of Virginia specifically allows the (ab)use of eminent domain by localities and the U.S. Supreme Court has recently upheld this practice as well.
For more information on eminent domain in Virginia, visit the website of The Virginia Property Rights Coalition.
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