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Institute For Justice Returns to Speedway
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Susan Luebbert and the Institute for Justice's Christina Walsh.
Photo by Jay Thompson |
(posted May 23)
Institute for Justice Director of Activism and Coalitions Christina Walsh
made her second visit to Speedway in an effort to help SPEED (Speedway
People Encouraging Equal Development ) property owners fight to retain
their properties.
Walsh carried out her mission at Speedway Monogramming, educating race
fans walking by on Carb Day about the importance of property rights. Store
owners Jim and Susan Luebbert intend on fighting to keep their property
because of its one of kind location directly across the street from main
tunnel into the IMS.
Once Evan Storm of Indianapolis heard about the Speedway Redevelopment
Commission's plans to reroute Dry Run Ditch through Luebbert's property,
he signed the petition in hopes of preserving the historical heritage of
the area. Plans call for realigning the ditch to an east-west direction,
so Polco Street can be realigned to have straight access to the IMS tunnel.
"They can't be doing this. This is history here.... Tony Hulman is turning over in his grave," Storm said.
Phil Sever, an attorney who specializes in eminent domain, signed the petition. Sever has been assisting property owners with the fight against the Rockies Express Pipeline (REX).
"The arrogance of the state and utilities is unbelievable," he said.
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