A Jefferson County Circuit Judge ruled in Dr. Homer Tourkakis’s favor. The City of Arnold will not be able to take his dental office at 1506 Big Bill Roadto construct Arnold Commons. Judge M. Edward Willams wrote in this three-page ruling that it is the court’s opinion that:
“government has the inherent power to take private property be eminent domain for true public purpose. These uses would include the construction of roads, sewer systems, water lines and many others but most emphatically would not include the construction of a shopping center by a private developer as is the case with Dr. Tourkakis’s dental office.”
Thanks for keeping this issue in front of people. It really shows the rot in our political system when surveys show the electorate is united in its opposition to these land grabs, and yet nothing with the kind of teeth needed to stop them has come out of the legislature. I will be signing the petition and donating to the cause. Thanks again.
Posted by: Dewayne Wiggins | June 28, 2007 at 03:02 PM
Congratulations! I'm relieved that the dental office is saved! Times are hard today and we have to keep businesses open for people who needs us.
Posted by: Dentists Concord | June 15, 2009 at 08:27 PM