NE Philly and Eminent Domain

It seems NE Philadelphia has not been spared by the threat of Eminent Domain and the local powers that love abusing it.

I ran across this article last week and couldn't believe what I was reading. Mind you, Eminent Domain has always been around. It's just now getting the media attention it desperately deserves.

In some situations, Eminent Domain does benefit local communities and their surrounding areas. But at what cost? Who is the real beneficiary of such deals? I never thought about it until I read this:

Northwood Doesn't Like City's Seizure of Property