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February 21,1985
DeWiest wants move
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can make accusations."
Thompson also defended the
ealibur of Tarleton's students
and faculty as "first-rate",
DeWeist also said the
building, to be constructed at a
cost of $3 "million, would never
be used to house a hydrology
department and would be a
mere "water castle."
DeWeist added that he
thought that the university only
wanted the program to get the
building and for that reason it
was a "water castle" with a big
leak,
DeWeist was notified in
January that he would not be
granted tenure and that his con-
tract would not be renewed at
the end of the school year,
Monday he said his com-
plaints against the university
were not "sour grapes" and that
he thought all along that the pro-
gram would fail.
"I wanted to get tenure and
then transfer to A •M," he said.
"I came here, not with the hope
that it wouldn't succeed. I knew
the program would not succeed.
I came here with the hope that
they would move it to Texas
A«M, I knew it was impossible
for it to succeed (at Tarleton),"
DeWeist says he hired an at-
torney and plans to file suit
against the committee that
recommended that he be denied
tenure, Thompson declined
comment on that issue.
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J-TAC, Page 3
Land acquisition begins
By VEENA HANCOCK
Reporter
Stephenville property
owners north of the universi-
ty have received notification
letters to initiate the first
steps of Tarleton's land ex-
pansion. The approximately
2'i l/2 acres includes homes,
rental property and
businesses.
The area of the acquisition
will take up a one-block area
due north of the north gate of
campus, beginning on
Vanderbilt Street and three
blocks north of the new dorm
and Wisdom Gym up to Frey
Street.
As an arm of the state,
Tarleton may acquire private
property for public use as
long as due compensation is
made to the property owner.
Tarleton has appointed
Brooks Real Estate to pro-
cess the condemnation pro-
cedures with land owners.
Tom Brooks said that
Tarleton will not apply a
hard-line approach with pro-
perty owners.
He said they will meet with
owners on a open basis to
discuss terms and property
values. Property values will
be based upon square footage
and a market value
approach.
"We are willing to- work
with people who anticipate
problems in relocating or
moving," Brooks said. "We
hope the owners will be open
and talk to us in order to
make this as painless as
possible."
Brooks said they hope to
finalize agreements to ac-
quire the land by the end of
1985. However, that may not
include all closings by that
time. Property owners will
not be required to pay closing
costs or commissions on the
sale of their property to
Tarleton, he said.
There is a recourse if pro-
perty owners do not agree
with the amount of money
Tarleton offers to pay.
If there is no agreement,
then the condemnor
(Tarleton) must file a written
report with the district judge,
who in turn, will appoint
three disinterested lan-
downers as special
commissioners.
The special commissioners
will avaluate the land in ques-
tion and set a hearing time as
soon as possible for all par-
ties. The hearing allows both
parties to voice objections.
This administrative pro-
cedure usually settles the
dispute with an agreement on
sale of the land. Further
disagreements at this point
by either party will result in
judicial procedures in courts
of law.
The Texas Constitution
provides that no citizen of
Texas will be deprived of pro-
perty except by due course of
the law of the land. The con-
demnee (owner of property to
be condemned) has a right to
enter suits and objections for
higher value return on the
land, said Brooks.
The doctrine of eminent do-
main gives the state inherent
power to take land, and the
statutes have been upheld
against many challenges.
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