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Residents cite 14th Court of Appeals ruling and urge Freeport to consider eminent domain for East End housing
Summary
Speakers at the Oct. 6 Freeport City Council meeting urged the city to use eminent domain on the East End after a Fourteenth Court of Appeals ruling against Port Freeport's acquisition attempt, and raised concerns about industrial land use and lost downtown development.
Melanie Oldham told the council on Oct. 6 that the Fourteenth Court of Appeals recently ruled against Port Freeport’s effort to acquire East End property through eminent domain. Oldham, who said she attended a 2019 Port vote on the matter, said families such as Pam Tilley’s and her father Marshall have long opposed the port’s acquisition and that the court found the port had…
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