Shot Shots: Eminent Domain

Published: August 6, 2007, 8:14 pm

I took this picture while in Gulf Shores, AL this past week. Apparently this resident is fed up, and I do not blame him. Eminent domain, even in its original intent under the 5th Amendment is a shaky principle, but the way courts have applied it over the last few decades is a complete disregard for private property rights. The city of Gulf Shores recently started a project in which it is requiring all beach front property owners to allow an easement through their private beach property. On this easement the city will build a sand berm in order to stop erosion. Not only is Gulf Shores not going to compensate the homeowners for its plunder, but it is also making the homeowners, pay for the construction in front of their house. The City has decided to charge each beach front home up to $2,000 in order to cover the cost. Because this will obviously not be enough money, the taxpayers will have to cover the rest. For homeowners refusing to sign the easment, the City is successfully

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