ecovironfuturist t1_jdm0rl9 wrote on March 25, 2023 at 11:56 AM

Reply to comment by AndyIsNotOnReddit in A Campaign for Eminent Domain: Sign the Petition for the State of NJ to Acquire Fireman's Golf Course to Expand Liberty State Park by nuncio_populi

I just want to know what the purchase price of the property is expected to be. It's a pretty normal question when the state takes on a big project. Eminent domain does not mean it's free for the state.

If you are serious about this proposal this is a basic piece of information you need to include.

oatmealparty t1_jdm40lf wrote on March 25, 2023 at 12:30 PM

Nobody is serious about this proposal, it's a joke, a protest.

BlissfulGreen2 t1_jdm5so0 wrote on March 25, 2023 at 12:48 PM

Let’s see….waterfront property with an unobstructed view of downtown Manhattan. How much could that be worth?

AndyIsNotOnReddit t1_jdmknch wrote on March 25, 2023 at 2:51 PM

It’s going to be less than the billions in environmental and public health long term costs by continuing to support the golf course so 250 rich guys can have their private club.

nuncio_populi OP t1_jdmsybx wrote on March 25, 2023 at 3:51 PM

By the way, Paul Fireman used hundreds of millions of taxpayer money to help build his golf course.

“The cost of cleanup was picked up by taxpayers, and the developer would be allowed to build a course atop the site at its own expense, under strict regulations. In recent years, Liberty National's price tag has been reported as $250 million. About 90 percent of that figure were Superfund cleanup costs.”

We should send him the bill and use it to deduct against acquisition cost as a “down payment” from the taxpayer.

https://www.golfdigest.com/story/the-presidents-cup-on-the-hudson