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Do you support the city of Springfield's efforts to take over the Hotel of Terror property via eminent domain?

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Yes 58% | 403 votes
No 42% | 288 votes

This poll is not a scientific sampling. It offers a snapshot of what readers are thinking.

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corey.norton

The city needs to make a fair offer for the property and the relocation of their business, without attaching a bunch of hoops and hurdles for them to jump through.

Wednesday, November 19, 2025
josh@carmeco.com

How ironic. The Hotel of Terror has brought more joy than the city leaders....and the city leaders bring more terror than the Hotel of Terror!

Thursday, November 20, 2025
jeannie@myerhotels.com

Eminent Domain should never be used except in a situation that creates extreme danger. It certainly should not be used to satisfy somebodies preferences. This option has been highly misused at leisure. What a citizen owns should not be forcibly taken from them or force them to move. We all have the freedom to move if we don't care for our neighbors, but we don't have the right to move someone we don't like, or at least we shouldn't. It should be very difficult to use the eminent domain option with lots of restrictions.

Wednesday, November 26, 2025
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