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This is typically for road improvements, or sometimes to take control of dilapidated property. Records obtained by WPR and analyzed by Wisconsin ... Skiptomaincontent ConditionsandForecast MapsandRadar ListenLive TheIdeasNetwork ProgramSchedule ProgramNotes NPRNews&MusicNetwork ProgramSchedule MusicPlaylists AllClassicalNetwork ProgramSchedule MusicPlaylists SpecialEventsStream WPR KimMahoneyandherfamilyhavenotacceptedanofferfromthevillageofMountPleasant,Wis.,toselltheirnewhomeandpropertytomakewayfortheFoxconnplant.Mahoneysaysseveralofherneighborswerepressuredintosellingtheirhomesforroadwideningsthatarenolongerplanned.SheisseeninthekitchenofherhomeonJuly1,2019.CoburnDukehart/WisconsinWatch HomeownerswithinFoxconndevelopmentsitecouldsoonbesellingtheirhomeKimandJimMahoneyarethelasthomeownersleftinasubdivisionthatusedtohave13propertiesByEvanCaseyPublished: Wednesday,July27,2022,6:15amShare: KimandJimMahoneyhadlivedattheirMountPleasanthomeforlessthanayearbeforetheylearnedFoxconnwascomingtotown.  Now,fiveyearsaftertheFoxconnplanwasannounced,theMahoney'sremainintheirhouse—butnotforlong.  OnMonday,theMountPleasantVillageBoarddiscussedthesaleoftheirproperty,10640S.PrairieViewDr.,duringaclosedsession.Theboarddidn'ttakeanyaction,butit'sthefirsttimethesalehasbeendiscussedsincethemassiveandultimatelyill-fateddevelopmentwasannouncedin2017.  Thecouplesaidthey'vemadeattemptstosellthehomeinthepast,buttheyaccusedthevillageofgivingthemlow-balloffers.  "Wehavebeenwillingtosellsincedayone,butwewereunwillingtoallowthemtoabusetheireminentdomainauthorityforthebenefitofawealthyforeigncorporation," KimMahoneytoldWisconsinPublicRadioin2019.  Thevillagehasmaintainedthatthey'vepaid$50,000peracreoflandand140percentofappraisedvalueforhomesinthedevelopmentarea.  TheMahoneys,wholiveinFoxconnprojectareaone,usedtoliveinasubdivisionthathad13houses.  KellyGallaher,aspokespersonforlocalwatchdoggroupABetterMountPleasant,saidshebelievesthesalewas"longoverdue." "Wedon’tknowthedetailsoftheofferyet,butIcongratulatetheMahoneysforperseveringuntiltheyreceivedwhattheybelieveisfair,"Gallahersaidinanemail. Signupfordailynews! StayinformedwithWPR'semailnewsletter. AMHeadlines PMHeadlines Enteremailaddress TheMahoneysandvillageofficialsdeclinedtocommentforthisstorybecauseofthependingsale.   KimMahoney'shouseonPrairieViewDriveistheonlyhousestillstandinginhersubdivision,outofanoriginal13properties.AllotherpropertyownerssoldtothevillageofMountPleasant,Wis.,andtheirhomeshavebeendemolishedtomakewayfortheFoxconnplant.AbuildingontheFoxconnsiteandtheFoxconnconstructionareaareseeninthebackground.DronephototakenonJuly1,2019.CoburnDukehart/WisconsinWatch InJanuary,thevillage settledthelasteminentdomainlawsuit filedin2018byhomeownerswhoselandwastakenbythemunicipalitytomakeroomforthe manufacturingfacility— whichhasneverfullymaterialized. Villageofficialssaidtheland,ownedby RodneyandCatherineJensen, wasneededforroadexpansion.ButtheJensensrefusedtomove,insteadfilingfivefederallawsuits. Statelawsaysmunicipalitieshavethepowertoacquireprivatepropertyusingeminentdomainaslongasthereisfaircompensationandthepropertywillbeusedforapublicpurpose.Thisistypicallyforroadimprovements,orsometimestotakecontrolofdilapidatedproperty.  RecordsobtainedbyWPRandanalyzedbyWisconsinWatchshowthevillagethreatenedeminentdomainagainstsomehomeowners,sayingtheirpropertywasneededforroadimprovements.Butinsomecases,thoseplanschangedorweredroppedevenbeforethehomes—someofthemnewlybuilt—werebulldozed,staterecordsshow. ThelawsuitclaimedtheroadprojectbeingusedasthereasonforeminentdomainwasapretexttomaketheJensenssellland"whichwillnotbedirectlyutilizedfortheroadandutilityexpansionprojectsothatitcanbeconveyedtoFoxconn,orheldforFoxconn’sbenefit." 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