"Blight-Sweet-Blight" Excerpts of an article from Legal Times Full document available here In late July, the Ohio Supreme Court issued what may be the most important eminent domain decision since the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Kelo v. City of New London (2005). Norwood v. Horney indirectly raises an important issue that has often been ignored in the debate over Kelo: the condemnation of supposedly “blighted” property. Eminent domain abuse cannot be effectively addressed without limiting blight condemnations, which have caused more harm than any other kind of taking. |
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| Block 1 A rural area of productive farm land just east of Boyd Lake Block 2 Agricultural land along highway 34 in Loveland Block 3 A small parcel of land along highway 34 next to 'Grand Station' Block 4 Open land east of Centerra Block 5 The old dog racing track - the report notes it is mostly parking area. |