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Sandeep Dixit

Sandeep Dixit

Article | Institute for Justice

Sandeep Dixit chose the West End neighborhood as a safe, comfortable place to raise his two children.

May 19, 2003 | Private Property

Lakewood, OH, Eminent Domain

Ohio’s “City of Homes” Faces Wrecking Ball of Eminent Domain Abuse: Homeowners Challenge Bogus “Blight” Designation

Lakewood, Ohio’s official motto is “The City of Homes.” Yet the City sought to take away through its power of eminent domain the homes of many residents not for a public use, but for private development—specifically, for high-end shopping and upscale condos. Among those who would have been kicked out were Jim and JoAnn Saleet,…

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