Nobody's right if everybody's wrong

benjycompson said...

Interesting that many of the folks that are so vocally against the use of eminent domain in the jail issue are all for the State ownership of Jekyll, which was taken by eminent domain in 1947.

Guess it depends on WHO benefits huh?


I'm not sure that is entirely true, on several counts. From what I've read and heard from the Defend Downtown Brunswick people, their beefs revolve around a variety of issues, not the least of which is their perception that the County Commission has not been entirely forthright in its handling of the matter. 

Some people don't want to see a multi-block long correctional facility in the middle of downtown. Some people don't think you need to spend $25 million or more for a correctional facility when it can be done for less. If you asked them, I rather doubt that they would see the connection between taking up land for the land and taking an island for recreational use. 

I don't disagree with your statement about beneficiaries ... in these (and many other) matters, you truly have to "follow the money."  I'm just not sure you can easily combine one issue with another.

JB