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Tie vote fails to delay eminent domain

JIM TALBERT
Jul 3, 2016
Jul 3, 2016 Updated Jan 12, 2022
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A tie vote killed an attempt by a Tazewell County Supervisor to stop eminent domain on a PSA project.

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