“I say no, because they are only going to displace the poor. They're not going to do it in a rich neighborhood where the people would hire lawyers.”

— Teri Williams, business manager, Lawrence

“No. Absolutely not. I don't believe it benefits the people if it's for private development.”

— Alex Hornbrook, office manager, Ozawkie

“I think they should be able to, as long as they pay the owner a lot of money for the property. They need to be able to develop the city.”

— Guergana Topalova, bartender, Kansas City, Kan.

“I don't think they should be able to claim eminent domain. If a person owns the property they should be able to do whatever they want with it. The state shouldn't have the right to interfere.”

— Randy Bonham, irrigation service technician, Lawrence