Sorry, Mets, but you might want to take a look at this article about Costco & Eminent Domain. I found it after hearing a report on Colorado Public Radio about the city of Westminster using E.D. to take a lake in order for Costco to build on that site. The interview/report was on eminent domain, in general and they also noted the city of Boulder is taking away a blind woman's home for a retailer (can't remember which one.) There's more out there on Costco, apparently they use this kind of tactic a lot to get what they want and the tax revenues they bring in far outweigh what city coffers may glean from an individual or open space. From what I saw, they have been brought to court in several cities by folks trying to stop them. Some "megachurch" in California lost out to them, too, apparently.

kat