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Assateague Island National Seashore Condemnation Blight
State actions, at instance of the Secretary of the
Interior, depressed values so significantly that Fair Market
Values had to be derived from off-island sales
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In March 1965, the Subcommittee on Parks and
Recreation of the United States Senate held hearings, at which
[Maryland] Governor Tawes stated:
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"We in Maryland are doing everything legally possible to prevent
residential and commercial development on the island. So far we have been successful, but legal actions are now pending before
our courts to require the issuing of building permits for improvements on the island. We are doing our very best to hold the line but I don’t
know how long we can prevail."
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Assateague Island Condemnation Cases,
324 F. Supp. 1170, at 1177 (DC Md 1971) (Emphasis added.)
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Assateague Island Condemnation Cases, 324 F. Supp. 1170 (DC Md 1971)
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