News Analysis Fair Deals For Guam Lands
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| Written by Michael Rudolph, Guam News Factor Writer | |||||||||
| Tuesday, 29 December 2009 15:04 | |||||||||
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By Michael Rudolph GUAM - The day the federal government exercises eminent domain over land deemed necessary for government use is a reality that some land owners on Guam may soon face. While Senator Judi Guthertz engages the public on Resolution 258, which fights for 'good faith' negotiations between private landholders and the Defense Department, recent comments by the Office of the Attorney General of Guam raise a practical concern. According to a statement made by the AG in a report appearing in the Pacific Daily News on Tuesday, "the government must file with the court a deposit in the amount of compensation estimated to cover the taking, as specified in the declaration. The title passes to the government immediately upon payment of compensation to the court." The concern is this. If the government is supposed to pay the court for a private citizen's land, and the government receives title to the citizen's land before that citizen is actually paid for his/her land -- then how long must the land seller wait before they actually get cash in hand? Read the Pacific Daily News article "Public invited to hearing on Resolution 258", December 29, 2009. Add this page to your favorite Social Bookmarking websites          
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