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In the Tampa Bay area, most land takings lately have involved Florida Department of Transportation roadway expansion projects. Elsewhere, they have involved public officials tied in with developers who want certain pieces of real estate in the interest of "highest and best use" of neighborhoods.

McLean was also quoted in a follow-up article, "Florida lawyers ponder local effect of Michigan eminent domain case," for the Tampa Bay Business Journal. "Florida's eminent domain law is pretty straightforward. It has to be for a valid public purpose," said McLean, an attorney with GrayRobinson PA in Tampa. Taking a blighted property for redevelopment purposes doesn't necessarily fit the state standard, he said.