Cullman Condemns Property in Good Hope
Can one municipality use eminent domain to condemn land that actually lies within the bounds of another township? Apparently it can.
Just over two years ago, [Cullman] reportedly approached the Hoenigs, whose property actually lies within the township of Good Hope, about the possibility of running a sewer line across their property to connect the Alabama Highway 69 and Mann Road pump stations.
Arguing that one municipality has no right to use eminent domain to condemn land in another town’s jurisdiction, the Hoenig’s [sic] rejected the city’s offer for the right of way across their property which resulted in the city council authorizing condemnation proceedings last year.
