Bruce Vielmetti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Published 11:22 a.m. CT Jan. 9, 2018 | Updated 5:02 p.m. CT Jan. 9, 2018
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Foxconn Technology Group plans to build a large flat-panel display manufacturing plant in Wisconsin.(Photo: Dreamstime/TNS, TNS)
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A dozen residents who would lose their
homes to the Foxconn Technology Group project have filed a federal civil
rights lawsuit against the Village of Mount Pleasant and its president.
The
lawsuit claims Mount Pleasant's exercise of eminent domain to take
their homes is unconstitutional because it is for a private benefit, for
a project exempt from many environmental protections and because the
plaintiffs would be paid far less than similarly situated neighbors
whose properties are being purchased by the village.
As
part of its development agreement with Foxconn, Mount Pleasant agreed
to acquire about 2,900 acres, some directly for Foxconn and some for
possible future expansion. Some also was for planned road and utility
expansions, traditional public goals of the power of eminent domain.
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