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Oklahoma Ag Secretary Jim Reese Protests GRDA Plan to Condemn Thousands of Acres of Ottawa County Farmland

Mon, 16 May 2011 6:18:35 CDT

Oklahoma Secretary of Agriculture Jim Reese has sent a letter to Kevin Easley, the CEO of the Grand River Dam Authority- protesting the GRDA proposal to use eminent domain to grab 10,000 to 20,000 acres of land in Ottawa County from farmers to address "flooding issues." Reese contends that the GRDA is not being honest in their efforts to take this land by force- saying they are really after carbon credits as well as a wildlife refuge.


Reese explains his position this way in a post on Facebook- "I have now found that many of these acres already have the flooding easements. Therefore, the real reason for the government condemnation of these private taxpaying, revenue producing lands is for a wildlife preserve. Since pecan groves produce pretty significant wildlife habitat regardless of who owns them, it seems a poor use of condemnation."


Above is page one of the letter- below is page two.



   


   

 

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