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LAND PASSED DOWN FOR
GENERATIONS.. IN ONE ANDERSON
COUNTY FAMILY.. IS NOW BEING
THREATENED BY THE CITY.
ANDERSON CITY WANTS TO UPDATE
ITS SEWER LINES.. BY RUNNING
THE LINES THROUGH PRIVATE
PROPERTY ON KINGS ROAD.
THE FAMILY DOESN'T WANT IT
THERE .. SO THE CITY IS USING
EMINENT DOMAIN TO GET IT.
7 NEWS REPORTER ERYN ROGERS
HAS MORE ON THE STORY.
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We feel like we let our
father down. TONYA WINBUSH
HOLDS BACK TEARS.. AS SHE
THINKS ABOUT THIS SIGHT.. ON
HER FAMILY'S PROPERTY.FAMILY'S
SIGHT.. ON HER ABOUT THIS
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SIGHT.. ON HER FAMILY'S
PROPERTY. Tonya
Winbush/property owner You
can't get the trees back, you
can't fix it back like it was.
You've got land that you've
had for over 100 THIS
PAPER..SHOWS THE DEED HER
GREAT-GRANDFATHER GOT .. WHEN
HE PURCHASED 41 ACRES ON KINGS
ROAD IN ANDERSON COUNTY IN
1912 FOR 26-HUNDRED AND 78
DOLLARS. It's so
indoctrinated into you to take
pride in your land. This is
something that's been passed
down. This is something that
your ancestors worked hard and
paid taxes for. BUT SHE
SAYS HER FAMILY'S LAND IS
BEING THREATENED BY A SEWER
PROJECT THE CITY OF ANDERSON
WANTS TO DO..THAT CITY
OFFICIALS SAY WILL SERVE 4-
THOUSAND PEOPLE. If we
can't reach an agreement for a
right away and what we needed,
then we can take it for a
public purpose.Eryn
Rogers/Erogers@wspa.co m
THis is the old pump station
the city is replacing and why
they need to build the sewer
line through the Winbush
property. We want it on
the outskirts of our property
where it doesn't do as much
damage. BUT BOTH SIDES..
SAY NEGOTIATIONS HAVEN'T GONE
ANYWHERE .. I think they
did explore doing it different
ways, it just turned out to be
not financially practical.
AND DESPITE THESE NO
TRESPASSING SIGNS..THE FAMILY
SAYS WITHOUT NOTICE.. THEY
WOKE UP LAST WEEK TO CAUTION
TAPE AND CHOPPED DOWN TREES.
It's heartwrenching. You
feel violated. THE CITY
SAYS THEY DID SEND A NOTICE ..
AFTER THEY FILED THIS LETTER
OF CONDEMNATION. AND SAY
THEY STILL NEED TO GO TO
COURT.. TO FIND OUT HOW MUCH
THEY OWE THE FAMILY FOR THE
LAND. BUT THE FAMILY SAYS
IT'S NOT ABOUT TH EMONEY.
We don't want to go anywhere.
We don't want to be pushed off.
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BACK IN 2005.. THE STATE
USED EMINENT DOMAIN AND TOOK
ALMOST 10 ACRES OF THE
FAMILY'S PROPERTY TO BUILD
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