Consultants present downtown renewal plan to skeptical residents

"Thirty million dollars in federal and local public funds would pay for the renovation of the remainder of the downtown area into a combination of townhouses, an urban park and mixed residential, retail and office space. About $5 million in federal funds have already been allocated through the Federal Highway Administration for the renovation and another $3 million will likely be allocated soon through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Walker said."

This is just another example of eminent domain abuse, with private property being taken and given to developers. The courthouse is just thrown in to make it all look like a "public use."

Read the story here. (The expensive hired "consultants" are from New York, by the way.)