Lawsuits in eminent domain fight over suburban golf club

Lawsuits in eminent domain fight over suburban golf club By FRANK ELTMAN Associated Press Writer March 7, 2006, 3:14 PM EST NEW YORK -- Lawsuits were filed Tuesday aimed at stopping an affluent suburban village from using the legal concept of eminent domain to take over a privately owned golf course. "This proposed condemnation may be the most extreme abuse of eminent domain in the country," said John Wilson, a Deepdale Golf Club member named as a plaintiff. The village's mayor said the federal and state lawsuit were a "pre-emptive strike" and no decision has been made on whether to proceed with a takeover of Deepdale, considered one of the finest golf courses in the country. The club has long attracted the monied and, sometimes, the famous. "Today" show host Matt Lauer is listed as host of a June fundraiser there for an autism organization. The late comedian Bob Hope said in a 1980 interview that Deepdale was among his favorite courses.

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Let's see how this plays out. If it were me or you we'd be SOL. However this is big money versus small town political hacks. I put my money on big money. (Refer to the Basti rule)