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<br /> <br />ffJlud ~ land ac<jHklith+t- ? <br /> <br />The following quotation from a statement by Robert F. Kennedy <br /> <br />when he was Attorney General of the United States describes the basic <br /> <br />policy of the Government on land acquisition for public projects: <br /> <br />12 <br /> <br /> <br />"W.i6e John Adamo ltemi.nd6 U6 that 'pMPVl:ty <br />mU6t be ~ec.Ulted, Olt UbVlty cannot ewt'. <br />In OUlt Coun:tll.y the POWelt 06 gOVell.nmen:t, <br />loc.a.e., lltate and 6edvz.a.e., mU6.t Iteopec:t <br />and pltotec:t .the U6e, UbVl:ty and pltopVl:t1j <br />06 OUlt ci.tizenll. <br /> <br />"Thelte Me, howevelt, c.Vl:tcUn vUal gOVVtn- <br />mental 6unc.ti.onll eo~en;Ual to the ~Ultv.i.val, <br />the genvz.a.e. we.l6Me and the pltog!l.eo~ 06 the <br />Nation wlUc.h Itequilte land--~peu6.i.c. .fund. <br />A mL.IllUe mU6t have a launchi.ng llUe; a <br />IUghway, a Itoadbed; a Mood c.on:tILol and <br />watelt c.Onlleltvation pMjec:t, a lteoeltvo.{A <br />blU.i.n. Folt the bene6U 06 aU the people, <br />.i.ncU.v.i.ciu.a.e. c.onve.uenc.e mU6.t oc.c.a6.i.onaUy <br />1j.i.eJ..d. <br /> <br />"Whelte pMglteoll and plLivate pMpVl:ty c.ollide, <br />oWt Govell.nmen:t, au.:tholLized by the duly <br />eJ..ec:ted Iteplteo enta:Uveo 06 .the people, doeo <br />not c.on6.i6c.a;te pltopvc;ty, IU the .tota.UtaJvLano <br />do. It exc.hangeo the 6iWt c.a6 h mMke.t value <br />06 the pMpVlty f,,0It the pltopVl:ty weJ..6. <br />Wheltevelt POllll.i.ble, :the UrvUed Stateo buyll W <br />land need6. But U IU Iu. no ownelt to II e-U who <br />.i6 not lllLtW 6.i.ed Uthelt w..U:h :the authotU.ty 06 <br />:the GOVeJU1ment .to ac.quilte IUA pMpVl:ty Olt :the <br />money o66e1ted 601t W pUltc.hlUe." <br />