The commission decided the ordinance should not be approved, and a summary of the December meeting recorded it as Not Approved on a 4-0 vote.
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Cornelia commission rejects ordinance letting city acquire property for private development
The ordinance would have let the city acquire real property interests to assist private development, and the commission voted it down.
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December 2, 2025: Development Assistance Real Property Interest Acquisition Ordinance
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The story
The Cornelia Commission placed a Development Assistance Real Property Interest Acquisition Ordinance on its November agenda.
At a December 2 workshop, a speaker addressed the commission about what they called "the proposed eminent domain ordinance tied to private development."
The commission decided the ordinance should not be approved, and a summary of the December meeting recorded it as Not Approved on a 4-0 vote.
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DiscusseddiscussedDevelopment Assistance Real Property Interest Acquisition Ordinance
they decided that the Development Assistance Real Property
Interest Acquisition Ordinance should not be approved
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Development Assistance Real Property Interest Acquisition Ordinance
they decided that the Development Assistance Real Property Interest Acquisition Ordinance should not be approved
DiscusseddiscussedProposed eminent domain ordinance tied to private development
I want to speak briefly and plainly about the proposed eminent domain ordinance tied to private development.
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Proposed eminent domain ordinance tied to private development
I want to speak briefly and plainly about the proposed eminent domain ordinance tied to private development.
Not approvedconfirmedDevelopment Assistance Real Property Interest Acquisition Ordinance
Development Assistance Real Property Interest Acquisition Ordinance
Tab C Not Approved 4 - 0
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Development Assistance Real Property Interest Acquisition Ordinance
Development Assistance Real Property Interest Acquisition Ordinance Tab C Not Approved 4 - 0
Appeared on agendaproposedDevelopment Assistance Real Property Interest Acquisition Ordinance
Development Assistance Real Property Interest Acquisition Ordinance
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Development Assistance Real Property Interest Acquisition Ordinance
Development Assistance Real Property Interest Acquisition Ordinance
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