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Back in January, Greg Travis - President of the Monroe County Economic Development Commission - wrote a letter to local officials outlining a plan to try and create new opportunities out of the GE closing. Greg penned a column about his plan in the Bloomington Alternative, and spoke to a full crowd at our DFMC Linkup in March.

In his column, Travis outlined his plan:

* That the City of Bloomington annex the existing GE factory site
* That the City of Bloomington exercise the power of eminent domain over the factory site and the factory itself, taking by condemnation the land and building.

As you all know, the closing of the GE side-by-side refirgerator plant here in Bloomington was the topic of a fantastic discussion led by Greg Travis. Greg had published a column in the Bloomington Alternative about a very creative response to this issue.

What you may not know is that this issue is hardly a new one, and that it has actually received national attention. Back in January of 2001 The Nation published an article to which I'm providing a link.

"GE Brings Bad Things to Life"