It doesn't matter what you think anymore.
The people from your camp (including judges) have given the power to take the land by eminant domain.
Their logic? The Goodyear plant is vital to the interests of the people of Akron, just as the building of a utility line is also vital to a specific group of people.
The Michigan Supreme court recently ruled the decision to allow General Motors to build the Poletown plant was wrong. They ruled against Wayne County Michigan, when they wanted to take land to build a industrial park by the Detroit Metropolitan Airport.
So maybe you are right, what I think does not mater, but at least in Michigan, the State Supreme court still has some sway.
By the way what is your camp? If you really practiced what you preached, you would not travel on any public road built by using eminent domain, or use any electricity distributed over any power line built on a government obtained right of way. You remind me of the Kennedys who are for wind power, except in their back yard.
Back in 1985? the real estate definition of "best and highest use" was that use which generated the most money;therefore under that way of thinking,no one's property is safe from confiscation ,as long as the new otenant has a plan to make more money.
We are all tenants,...think not? try skipping a property tax payment and tell them you can't afford the gov't provided fire protection,etc.