Classic Example of Arrogant Use of Eminent Domain

I have written in the past about the city of Richfield, Minnesota and their use of eminent domain to allow Best Buy to build a new world headquarters. At least two long time small businesses were driven off their own property in favor of Best Buy.
It seems the city fathers and mothers of Richfield are at it again. Now they are using eminent domain on more small businesses to make way for a Target store. From an op-ed piece from the Pioneer Press:

“Our business is location-driven,” says Marv Johnson, founder of Air Carego Shipping. “It’s essential that we be next to the airport.” But Richfield doesn’t see it that way. Its plans call for Target, Home Depot and other stores to push Johnson’s business out of the location it has been in for nearly 22 years — even though there are other Target and Home Depot stores less than five miles away.

This is a well written op-ed that I encourage you to read in full.
(Thanks to Rex Hammock for passing this along).