If you’ve been following the property dispute involving Alcoa, the state, and other interested parties, you might find this news release interesting:
N.C. Property Rights Coalition to fight State of North Carolina?s effort to seize Alcoa?s private property
RALEIGH, N.C. ? The N.C. Property Rights Coalition is joining the battle to prevent the State of North Carolina from seizing Alcoa?s private property, Chairman Kieran Shanahan announced today. The state is attempting to seize the dams, powerhouses and land Alcoa owns on the Yadkin River. For more information on the project, visit www.LeaveThatDamAlone.com.
?The North Carolina Property Rights Coalition is greatly concerned about the attempt by state government to take over Alcoa?s property in North Carolina,? said Shanahan. ?We are joining this fight because allowing the state to seize Alcoa?s private property would set a dangerous precedent for North Carolina?s property owners.
?Alcoa is a private business that paid for and developed the land it owns,? Shanahan continued. ?If the state is allowed to seize Alcoa’s property, how vulnerable are private citizens and small business owners like you and me to the same type of government takeover???Private property rights are one of the cornerstones of our free society, yet every day we hear more stories of federal, state and local governments infringing on private property rights,? Shanahan concluded. ?Private property owners all over North Carolina should take notice of this issue and speak out in defense of their private property rights.?
