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The Daily News Of The Virgin Islands
Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas County, Virgin Islands
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Governor Paiewonsky opposes using federal eminent domain to acquire 3,300 acres on St. John for expanding the V.I. National Park, warning of relocation hardships. Congressman J. T. Rutherford arrives to address park issues. Laurence S. Rockefeller, via representative Louis Hoffman, also opposes land condemnation for the park.
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Governor Paiewonsky in a release from Government Hill yesterday expressed strong opposition to the use of federal eminent domain powers as a means of enlarging the present land holdings within the boundaries of the V.I. National Park on St. John.
The governor is referring to the V.I. National Park bill now before Congress which is trying to acquire 3,300 acres of land on St. John to complete the 9,000-acre national park.
Besides contemplating the completion of the park, the bill if passed would secure five or six marine gardens.
The governor is of the opinion, "that extremely serious problems of relocation and related social hardships will result affecting a substantial part of the St. John community if condemnation were resorted to as provided under the legislation."
[Congressman J. T. Rutherford (D.-Tex.), who is in favor of the V.I. Park Bill arrived here yesterday. Chairman of the subcommittee on national parks, Rutherford is here in connection with problems concerning the V.I. National Park.]
Meanwhile Louis Hoffman, representative Laurence S. Rockefeller, said that Rockefeller's (See GOVERNOR OPPOSES, page 10)
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position "against expropriation or condemnation of lands in the British V.I. or St. John for park purposes" is still unchanged.
Hofman said that Rockefeller feels that all purchases of land for park purposes should be negotiated by the National Park Service with the owners of the land involved.
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St. John, V.I.
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Yesterday
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strong opposition expressed to eminent domain for park expansion, citing social hardships; preference for negotiated purchases.
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Governor Paiewonsky released a statement opposing federal eminent domain to acquire land for V.I. National Park expansion on St. John. The bill seeks 3,300 acres to complete the 9,000-acre park and secure marine gardens. Congressman Rutherford, supportive of the bill, arrived to discuss park problems. Rockefeller's representative Hoffman reaffirmed opposition to condemnation, advocating negotiations with landowners.