Eminent Domain Bomb Threats Made on $775M Alabama Highway Project
Eminent Domain Bomb Threats Made on $775M Alabama Highway Project
Abstract
Two emails, sent June 6 and 7, said bombs had been placed in the homes of eight DOT officials, including Transportation Director John Cooper and Bureau Chief and Government Relations Manager Tony Harris. The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency says it is aware of the most recent bomb threats, which are being investigated by the State Bureau of Investigation in conjunction with local and federal partners. The state is set to appropriate 20 acres and four homes owned by the Moore family. A family website is petitioning the state. The highway project is scheduled to award the project. The $775-million project is to be awarded the project on June 24. "We are not opposed to the highway project, but if it must be built here, we are opposed to... other options,
