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courierpostonline.comsouthjersey COURIER-POST, Wednesday, January 30, 2008 3B South Jersey, Borough has started work on building 7 i 9 law firm with expertise in eminent domain issues. "Who knows?" Rowes said. "It may turn out that the government does not have the authority to take it" Rowes was contacted by the Courier-Post for a comment and is not involved in the case. Glassboro filed a "declaration of taking" of the High Street property in March. But Arifi contends that the borough is not justified in the taking since the building will not be used for redevelopment purposes.

Glassboro hopes the court hearing Thursday will result in the appointment of commissioners to determine the fair market value of the property, a final step to conclude the matter. Arifi, however, is asking the court to deny the appointment of commissioners and to allow the matter to undergo a full hearing. Reach Jeanne Ridgway at (856) 251 -3346 or jridgwaycourierpostonline.com. needed to address code violations. Stachiotti has been seeking the repairs for about a year in order to meet eligibility requirements for a borough grant The grant, through the borough's economic development office, would help Stachiotti improve the appearance of her hair salon.

But the building's former owner, Suleiman Arifi, has been slow to act on the repairs in the past, according to Stachiotti. Arifi claims that most of the major repairs are complete. According attorney Jeff Rowes, the borough may be moving too quickly on the repairs. Although the property is currently "vested" in the borough, the municipality has no right to allow it to be altered while the eminent domain litigation is pending, he said. "They have to preserve the property in its original state," said Rowes, who is with an Arlington, civil liberties By JEANNE RIDGWAY Courier-Post Staff GLASSBORO As a Glassboro man goes to court Thursday to fight an eminent domain order and get back his property, construction has started on the building.

But an attorney for The Institute for Justice said Glassboro officials are wrong to allow construction work to proceed on 214 W. High St. On Sunday, masons began exterior repairs on the building, which lies in the borough's Central Business District redevelopment zone. Borough Administrator Joseph Brigandi Jr. acknowledged Monday that the borough consented to the work under the terms of a lease agreement with Jennifer Stachiotti, the operator of Turning Heads Salon and a tenant in the building.

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For the past several months, the group has been trying to engage borough council in a discussion about the issue at the board's public meetings. Usually, the council just listens. "It's not for the common good, it's for commercial gain. It's wrong," said resident Mary Ziegler, one of six residents who spoke during the Jan. 22 council meeting.

"There are other business establishments that the tenant can occupy, you don't have to take this man's property," said another resident, Maryann Cot-trell. "Who will benefit from this taking? It doesn't help anyone other than that person," she continued, referring to Jennifer Stachiotti. Resident Patricia Herrschaft said about 140 residents have signed a petition opposing the borough's actions. "They are appalled and disgusted," she told the council, referring to the signatories. "Glassboro people do care.

It's not just a handful of us. It's a lot of people." Reach Jeanne Ridgway at (856) 251 -3346 or jridgwaycourierposton- line.com. in a special account and is available for Arifi to take, according to borough officials. Last year, Glassboro offered Arifi a better deal: a borough-owned duplex at 15 Wilmer St. and $50,000, a package that the municipality says is worth $250,000.

Arifi rejected both offers, saying either one would be a step down for him. The triplex taken by the borough generated about $32,000 per year in gross rental income, he said, and also served as his home. The hearing on the merits of the eminent domain taking is scheduled to be heard in Superior Court in Woodbury before Judge Georgia M. Curio at 9 a.m. Thursday.

Court briefs have been filed by both sides. There may be oral arguments, according to Thatcher. Arifi and his lawyer aren't the only ones who believe that the borough has acted unjustly. A small but vocal band of residents supports Arifi. The group says the borough's actions violate the principles of eminent domain which permit the taking of private property but only when the public is the primary beneficiary, such as when a road is improved, or a hospital is built in an area that eery store.

Glassboro police responded to the incident on Jan. 19 when Arifi, 77, and Tom Stachiotti, 47, of Clayton exchanged words. Arifi filed charges of making terroristic threats, harassment and disorderly conduct against Stachiotti. Stachiotti, whose wife, Jennifer, operates Turning Heads Salon in the triplex, also filed charges, accusing Arifi of harassment. That issue started in March, when Glassboro used its eminent domain powers to take Ari-fi's triplex with a plan to sell the building to the Stachiottis.

Jennifer Stachiotti originally leased the space for her salon from Arifi. In the past, Jennifer Stachiotti has complained to the borough about the condition of the property under Arifi's ownership, saying that code violations make the building ineligible to receive a borough grant for facade improvement. Glassboro wants Arifi to accept $152,300 for the property, an amount that has been determined to be fair market value according to an appraisal ordered by the borough in September. The sum has been deposited 20071: lF nw THR Pitman Manor UNITED METHODIST HOMES of mih kp CENTENNIAL 1907-2007 Phone: (856) 589-7800 www.PitmanManor.org Residential Living Skilled Nursing 535 North Oak Pitman, NJ 08071 2 7s Vr If nn 'IHUII'" t- "i ft. ofSuttlh.l i i ri a 1.

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