Make the farmer ‘an offer he can’t refuse’
Posted on May 31, 2010 in Smart Growth
The neighborly thing to do before ripping a farmer’s land out from under him through eminent domain would be to make him an official offer for the property
It would not have taken much for someone from the city of Oak Creek to approach Earl Giefer with an offer. A simple, “We want your land, and here’s what we’ll pay you for it.”
