Wallace B. McClure

As a Hardin Valley resident, I say to all the people who might potentially move out here in the next few years: move somewhere else!

:-)

You might want to give <a href="http://www.saysuncle.com" target="_blank">Say Uncle</a> your information. He likes to follow eminent domain issues, especially in the Knoxville area.

Don't forget to work to get Mike Ragsdale defeated next time he's up for re-election.
I know I certainly will....

Hey Wally. great to hear from you. Didn't know you had a blog.

Hope you're well. Hope the school board will listen to you. We were able to save South High from demolition a few years ago, despite their aggressive plans. While your situation is very different, I hope you can open clear lines of communication.

Sounds like a really nice area for residential development.

What bothers me is the process. No offer has been made and the School Board proceeds directly to eminent domain? I do not recall that happening anytime in Knox County. Why now?

We seem to often have a process problem in this county. This school is very needed and it is unfortunate that it has started this way. A year of lawsuits will not help the families that need this school.

Wallace B. McClure seems to be a good hard working citizen who is now at the mercy of a judge with a tough decision to make. Why couldn't the School Board find a property without having to rake a private citizen over the coals? Wallace should be paid what the property is worth and not a dime less.

If this land had been purchased five or ten years ago when it was clear there was a need for a school in West Knox County we would not be having this discussion. Where was the planning from the School Board and why should a private citizen suffer because of that lack of planning?

Ask the people over at Calloways Landing how they like the eminent domain process in Knox County. I found these links on eminent domain abuse at:

http://www.savefortloudonlake.com/index_files/Page326.htm

Maybe it is time to look at the eminent domain issue in Knox County? Kim is probably right that it is a moot point until higher courts make the decision but I am sick of seeing people be "Tellicoed" in Knox and Loudon counties.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/09/26/60minutes/main575343.shtml

http://www.castlecoalition.org/

http://reason.com/0302/fe.ss.wrecking.shtml

http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=32172

http://www.goldwaterinstitute.org/article.php/134.html

http://www.townhall.com/columnists/jacobsullum/js20030425.shtml

I understand that Ragsdale is seriously considering running for governor, so he isn't too concerned about the county mayor's race. He sincerely believes he is the State GOP's best shot at unseating Bredesen.

Sandra Clark express concern over the process the school board employs.

http://www.hallsnews.com/columns/clark.htm

COMMENTARY
by Sandra Clark

Open up the process, guys

For a moment it seemed as if corporal punishment had returned to Knox County Schools as board members pummeled their chair, Dan Murphy, at Tuesday’s workshop.

Murphy was punished for using a 1950’s approach to finding a site for a new high school. He and a couple of school staffers worked in secret to identify a site, all the while keeping other board members and even property owners in the dark. Their rationale is that it would drive up the price of land if owners knew the school system was interested.

“I’m not happy with how this has been handled,” said board member Cindy Buttry.

Her colleague Robert Bratton piled on: “When it broke in the paper, we should have been called so we don’t look like a bunch of idiots!”

So, where'd all the property sale info go? And, of course, why?

Regards.

A better site for the new school has been found.

70 acres of flat land on Kingston Pike.

The Knoxville News sentinel is on the case.

http://web.knoxnews.com/silence/archives/002932.html#comments