To the city government of Pigeon Forge, I live not far from your little tourist town and have spent a fair sum of money there over the years with friends and family. That ENDS NOW if you, the mayor and the city don’t repay this family for not only the full cost of that home plus the huge market value increase we’ve seen the past few years but for their time and reno cost that YOU Mr. Mayor sat on your deck and watched happen. You can sit back all you want and claim you had “no moral obligation” to tell them of the eminent domain swooping down upon these good and fine people but We the People know better. You sir are a lowlife degenerate by your actions, or lack thereof in this regard. Time to repent and do the Right thing. And God decides morals Mr. Mayor, not you. And he’s watching. The city has the money so that’s not an issue. Right your wrong and pay these people what you knowingly took from them plus their time and effort. And pray you still have a JOB come election time. Once this story gets out, and it will, if you haven’t fully rectified this wrong-doing, the good people of Pigeon Forge will unanimously vote you out of office.

@catshe2107

3 ай бұрын

Same here! I'm sure MANY MANY more would feel the same.

@MaryLynn1

4 күн бұрын

IN AGREEMENT!!!! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

I think the seller and real estate agents conned this family. They took advantage of out of state buyers.

This makes me so sad. I am in real estate school now. I am shocked that this can happen to someone. I vow to never do business like this. Thanks for making this video.

The closing Attorney failed miserably when they did a deed and title search. They should have know what was trying to take place and should have prevented the sale. The previous owners I bet knew and did not inform you of this.

I feel so sorry for you being in this situation. I know how you feel because I am going through the same thing in Kentucky. Judge executive, Magistrate and State Senator lied to me and kept a new road a secret until it was too late. Now it is dividing my farm. They have no conscience about it. Neighbors are going to put in a development and they want the taxes. This eminent domain law is not fair especially when it is used for financial reasons.

@PigeonForgeEminentDomain

3 ай бұрын

I'm so sorry this is happening to you as well. Are you fighting for your property?

@shannondaisy71

3 ай бұрын

My family is dealing with this too. We bought commercial land for our business and they snuck in an easement after the contract was signed. The lawyer, judge, realtor and land owner are all in on it and so they took some of our land to put a road through which in turn hurt our business. My dad has been trying for seven years to get the case heard and they keep continuing the case in court. He goes again in April, we’ll see if it gets continued again. Such crooked, greedy people in this world.

@tertuetken565

4 күн бұрын

Guaranteed a few politicians helped themselves & their developer pals providing them monetary gain at your expense.

Hey I can promise you Mr. Wear doesn't care one bit. He also built a house off Cole St. In Pigeon Forge and ran his driveway straight through my grandparents land without hesitation and never said a word to them. Literally directly up the middle of the land to build his house. My grandparents took him to court and since he is who he is the courts kept putting it off for over I'm guessing 15 years or more until my grandparents both passed away. Now my aunt has the property and there still fighting. So seen him first hand take away what someone else has owned. You guys will be in my prayers. Really hope everything works out for yall. Godspeed

How could the mayor look in the mirror and KNOW you are working so hard? That greatly speaks volumes. He KNOWS what is going to happen and STILL doesn't say anything to you? HE is as guilty as all of the those that lied, and turned a blind eye to your family. Shame on those wicked, greedy people. It's the love of money. They love money and have no integrity. It's not their family that is being swindled. May they reimburse you and give you more $$$$$$$ to help recover your cost and stress.

@PigeonForgeEminentDomain

4 ай бұрын

Thank you for your kind words. We appreciate it.

So, what I would ask the neighbour? Did she get a letter indicating the road change, does she have the letter, will she share it?? IF the letter was sent out BEFORE you bought that house, indicating the change of road, then you have a case to sue the former homeowner, and the realtor (maybe both if you had your own). You (being from out of state), having no prior knowledge of the inner machinations of the town, were prime targets to be defrauded of not only your money, but your time! Yes, they had the right of “imminent domain”, but if it was used fraudulently, with collusion, to enrich some people, then that’s another story. And I would pursue that to the end. This group needs to be criminally charged if that’s the case. Finding a district attorney,to take and pursue the case, is another story. Sadly. We’re praying for you in Central Kentucky!!

@Kimberlie_Parks

23 күн бұрын

She can also put in an open records request to get the documents. If they won't allow it because she is not a resident then someone in this thread that is needs to help her.

I’m in middle Tennessee and go to pigeon forge at least five times a year. This is so upsetting and so wrong. I’m so sorry! The greed is unbelievable

I prayed for you and your family this morning. I saw a comment that suggested that you have the house moved. Maybe you can negotiate with them that they would provide a lot and the expenses to do that.Unfortunately municipalities do this sort of thing all the time. God is bigger than Pigeon Forge!

@mikarace

3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for your prayers. I'm overwhelmed by the prayers of the saints. This is what God's army looks like.

Campground brings in more tourists than your dwelling. Money. Mayor watched you rebuilding... didnt say a word... great character.

FOLLOW THE MONEY!!! someone with big money invested in the campground got the change made. And someone with the city is all but guaranteed to be heavily invested in the campground or being paid off!

If this seller knew the negative position your home would be facing it should have been disclosed to you immediately after the accepted offer you place upon the home. It’s possible one or both RE agents knew as well.

@teamharwell4744

26 күн бұрын

This is where to start!

@sharondoan1447

Күн бұрын

Are there not requirements for “ Full Disclosure “ at the time of the sale? Whoever sold the property, sold it illegally because they did not provide Full Disclosure.

How did the title company not find this before the sale? Can't you sue them?

Get your church and you to keep praying 🙏 to God for this injustice. Your you tube family will be praying for you. Thank you, for your story.

Sounds like a candidate for a law suit. If the previous owners, the realtor that sold it to you, and any others in the loop knew about this - and it would seem obvious that they did - you should at least be able to re-coup your losses, including everything you put into this place. It's called Full Disclosure. So sorry this happened to you, and I hope you have hired an attorney and in your suit, make sure to ask for attorney's fees to be included. It seems to me the sale should have been stopped before ever going on the market. At the very least, the neighbors, including the Mayor, should have told you about it before you started all that work.

@mikarace

4 ай бұрын

Thank you for your comment. We appreciate it.

@SassyKYgirl51

3 ай бұрын

I hope you have an attorney. This is awful and I'm so sorry

It's called pure greed by the owner and realtor who sold the home to you without the full disclosure. I am so sorry for your problem. Who owns the campground????? Who got paid off???

@mikarace

4 ай бұрын

Thank you for your comment. We appreciate it.

@rogerokelley

4 ай бұрын

The NAPPY MAYOR owns it

@shannondaisy71

3 ай бұрын

Yes I bet someone high up bought the campground property and plans to develop it. That was just plain crooked and evil of them for selling the house knowing what they did and then to watch you for seven months remodel and not say a word, that’s disgusting. I would take them to court. That just makes me so angry. I’m sorry y’all are the victims of pure scumbags!

@rdd8

2 күн бұрын

Crooked people, I'm sure the owner of the Campground has connections or deep pockets & probably both to get their way.

@JoeMarcello123

20 сағат бұрын

The city should of bought the property before they finalized the road.

You’d think that these people KNOWING that there were changes to the road/house being sold, that they would have been A) sending you all a registered letter indicating that, BEFORE you started work and money on refurbishing it, and B) what are the next steps IN A TIMELY MANNER!

You need to put in an open records request. Sounds like decisions were made not during a public meeting which is against the law.

Look into the cost of physically moving the house. It may be possible. I’ve seen giant Victorian homes moved several blocks. Then you can still have your home, albeit on a different piece of land, but you could be able to recoup all that you have put into it remodeling-wise.

It's unimaginable to think the real estate agent wasn't privy to that information prior to the sale of your home. Aren't real estate agents legally required to disclose information like this?

@melaniearrowood2221

2 күн бұрын

If an agent is aware of something that could adversely affect a property, yes they are supposed to disclose. If the original plan was for it to go through the campground, they may not have had anything to disclose. At this point, hard to know what everyone knew.

Wow. I am so beyond sick for your all. I hope you get justice

@PigeonForgeEminentDomain

3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much.

This is so very sad 😢 I am very sorry. Praying for y'all 😢❤

This seems to be a growing issue in TN .. ive heard so many stories of this happening to people and its sickening. I personally do not live in TN and this is one reason why. Idk who or how far up but from my view . Its not just a local thing. Prayers for you and all those impacted .

@brendamoon2660

10 сағат бұрын

I live in Nashville. Imminent domain has been used broadly in the city to take away homes and businesses (especially black owned businesses) that have been in families for generations to make way for corporate owned developers.

@ASybil

4 сағат бұрын

@brendamoon2660 Such a disgrace to such a beautiful state... All in the name of a few .. I don't even wanna get started.

So great to see this as we are planning our summer vacation. Nashville it is! Even though it will be my second time visiting Nashville in 2024....

I’m so sorry this is happening to you! I support you, and hope you get more than what you deserve!

@PigeonForgeEminentDomain

3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for your kindness.

Commenting, praying from OH and hoping for a good outcome. Take care and march forward!

Welcome to Sevier County. If you are not part of the circle jerk, you are sol. They need term limits established throughout the county.

@PigeonForgeEminentDomain

4 ай бұрын

Thank you for your comment. We appreciate it

@erg2

Күн бұрын

Not just Sevier County, This runs rampant throughout the South… I do love living in the south, but if you’re not part of the good old boys network, it can be an uphill battle to try to accomplish anything.

People that own the campground property know or are a relative to someone in city government. Just watch.

@mikarace

4 ай бұрын

Thank you for your response. Please watch part 2-3.

Im so sorry this happened to you and your family. That house is no ways from the strip it should be worth a lot of money. Don't settle for less

@PigeonForgeEminentDomain

4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much. We appreciate all the support we can get.

Don’t give up the fight! Get justice

@mikarace

4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much. Help us pray for JUSTICE.

The Previous Homeowner and Realtor are on the hook… you need to find out what they knew before you bought it. Sounds like they knew… and didn’t disclose which is against the law… the city should give you “fair market value” for your property… which is based on tax assessments it will definitely be less than what you paid, but something nonetheless. You need to file case against the realtor, previous homeowner and city…. things will come out in court on who did what… and if and money from the contractor was paid to the city as hush/blind approval for the project… real shady things going on…

How awful. I hope you get justice

@PigeonForgeEminentDomain

4 ай бұрын

Thank you very much for your kind words. We appreciate it

This is Ashame only in America does corporate greed consume peoples property with no consequences. They squeeze hard working people out of their American Dream. I hope You find the Answers. God Bless. 🙏🏻

@mikarace

4 ай бұрын

Thank you for your comment. We appreciate it.

Do not rely on pressuring the Pigeon Forge officials to be forthcoming and honest. Obtain yourself an Attorney to represent you.

Use this clear cut wrong doing by those in PF, the realtor, the home owner and especially the Mayor that knew and watched yet said NOTHING. They are all lowlifes and you should get at least two to three times your time and money invested on the imminent domain sale back to the city…which made money on everything you purchased locally for the reno. This is so wrong what he and the city did I can’t even get my head around it. If this goes to court, name your price.

@mikarace

3 ай бұрын

Thnak you. All we ever asked for is what rightfully belongs to our family. That is it.

How can they sale a house when this happening! Sellers/Agents need to be held accountable!

government corruption- find who got paid to keep the campground and ALL personal connections-who profits?

At the very least, the Mayor's action is immoral and unethical.

im guessing the Mayor must own or be part of that campground.. shameful coward .. stuff like this makes me angry

Everything comes down to money. Someone knows someone connected to the campground and decided they could sacrifice your property so the campground could be developed and make money.

The way the sale of your home took place was fraudulent. When that FOR SALE sign went up, everyone in town knew what was going on. They were quite pleased, I bet, to get an unknowing out-of-towner's interest. The homeowner dropped it like a hot potato for the next guy to take the loss! I'd definitely be suing the home owner AND the realtor, and perhaps the mayor for admitted nonfeasance! Get an Ohio attorney. (I live in a community that was literally maimed by the government, when they demolished much of the town to widen the river for shipping. They moved many of the homes to new locations. Can this work for you?)

I understand their frustration, sounds like they don't have good attorneys. It would make this story better for us to know what their ridiculous offer was. Not saying leads you to believe it was for the market value of the house and property but they wanted something toward future lost income??

@brendamoon2660

10 сағат бұрын

In Tennessee owners are typically given super cheap offers for immediate domain seizures.

It looks like it’s on a foundation and it’s a framed house. It should be able to be moved to another location. I’ve done it before with houses.

Sociopaths don’t care about anyone but themselves.

What did Title Insurance do, tell or disclose?

My great grandmother Maxwell used to read her bible every night after dinner. There was no tv...that taught evil things, evil habbits. I was in 4th grade. She used to tell me the " mark of the Beast" was greed and evil. She told me that greed would destroy the world one day. Well isnt that why this happened? Isnt that why all these wars and threats from countries are going on. YES. She also used to say as the population on Earth gre, as people kept. Multiplying, there would be too many humans....they would loose their value and be mistreated by Satan= the greedy ones, who want to rule the earth. Its happening now. There should be very strict, tight laws to stop greed of this type.

They need to offer the actual worth of the property plus salary for every hour of work each one of you put in there!

Oh and Cole Drive and Cole Street was named after my grandfather. As you can see my Last Name is Cole

There is no guarantee that your family would keep it for ever.

Maybe you should do more research on the previous owners. Do you seriously think they would have sold the property if they thought it was going to become very valuable. I think they knew the road was going to take the house.

@BobSmith-tn2qp

4 ай бұрын

The previous owner probably has connections with the mayor. I wish she would tell us who the previous owner was 😅

@cindylee7855

16 күн бұрын

@@BobSmith-tn2qp should be in the public records.

Do you have a Facebook page or a petition to sign? I know that may not help directly but would be nice to get thr word out so more people hear about it.

Just please know that with God anyone on earth that finish last will Be first in heaven and vice versa

How can people get in touch with you,that are interested in supporting you.

@PigeonForgeEminentDomain

3 ай бұрын

Thank you. You can email me at mikarace@me.com

😢

Sorry to see and hear about this tragic ENDING. The road was moved because someone had the power and money to get their way. The mayor knew, living above your home. There he sat watching you working on your home with the knowledge all the while about that road having been moved to accommodate the camp ground. So sorry this is or happened to your family. This world works on greed , power and the sin of all, the love of Money,!!!! Stay true to yourself and the God of his children will have these people, each one standing before him to answer for all things done in their life. Just place all your troubles at Gods feet and step away, he, and he alone will give you the answers you seek. May God bless and keep all your days.

@mikarace

4 ай бұрын

Thank you. We greatly appreciate it.

I wonder how many others along the same route are dealing with the same as you all. This is terrible the same stories happen all,over the country. I wish there was a way to stand up against this

I think you may have answered your own question. Unfortunately your home will only hold a small family as opposed to the campground potentially having 100+ visitors every few days in a city that's continues to speak on how much of a need they have for keeping up with the number of visitors they see daily. Places like this especially that close to the main part of town doesn't want home owners they want facilities that can turn over high numbers of people daily. Obviously none of it is right but buying a home that close to a continued

@mistybrummett397

9 күн бұрын

To an area that's continuously growing and meant for visitors and constant overturning of people I would be so terrified that this would happen at any time unless I was gambling on the fact that this actually would happen and I would be bought out. However even being bought out is very misleading and any research will show that they will offer u ridiculous amounts of money and they technically only have to give you an offer so many times and if you still don't accept it they will take it from you and pay u the original amount they 1st offered to you.

Sorry that TN has treated you this way.

Contact Don Dare at WBIR

We feel your pain -- over many millennia -- all great civilizations crashed and burned because the 1% of the wealthiest are insensitive to the 99% who make its economy and politics thrive. Achaemenid - Egyptian - Hitite - Babylonian - Assyrian - Roman - Mandarin (China) - Germanic - Austria-Hungary - Ottoman - Japanese Dynasties - Tsarist (Russia) - British -- and so on (Maybe future Merican)

Disclose realtor/company🎉

More tax revenue from the camp ground.

@mikarace

4 ай бұрын

100%.

What real-estate company sold you the property?

Contact Institute for Justice

Did you get permits to remodel the house?

Why not follow Mill Creek all the way to Ogle? ZERO homes impacted!

Tourism is a good thing but it in turn is destroying the great creation of God!

@mikarace

4 ай бұрын

Thank you.

Did you use a realtor to purchase the property? A realtor working for the buyer should have caught this property was under eminent domain, and they are subject to liability. If a realtor was not used, that’s hard lesson learned. But I’m sure you already know this by now. Sorry for your misfortune and hope you can find a solution.

Caveat Emptor! Let the buyer beware!

Taxe revenue....plain and simple.

@PigeonForgeEminentDomain

4 ай бұрын

Thank you for your comment.

Home cookin’ at its best …

Just watch the movie "Stranger on this Land " with Tommy lee Jones and that would be my response " 🤔🤷🇺🇸

This makes me heart sick.

The mayor needs to repent!!!!!!!!

@mikarace

4 ай бұрын

Thank you for your comment. We appreciate it.

It is always greatly disappointing when things don’t work out as planned, and I feel your pain in that. But any sort of investment always involves considerable risk. I have lost money in various investments that seemed a sure deal and made money in ones which were unlikely. The lesson is to always diversify your investments or you run the risk of losing it all.

Very sad. Sometimes.......tragedies are a blessing in disguise. NEVER let the things of this world bring you down. EVIL is all around us. We cannot control what others do. The only thing we can control is what WE do and put everything else in Gods Hands. There are endless Bible scriptures that remind us to not allow ourselves to be overcome with the things of this world. Example: Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you - 1 Peter 5:7. Our Lord and Savior will ALWAYS PROVIDE FOR US AS HE SEES NECESSARY. Our REWARD is NOT the rewards we receive in THIS WORLD rather, the rewards we will receive in the next. YES it is hard but the ONLY thing that matters in THIS LIFE is OUR SALVATION. THAT IS ALL. Keep that in mind as difficult as it may be. As a Christian I know that God TRULY works in mysterious ways and sometimes, we just are not meant to have the things that we HOPE for. When I finally accepted this, I became a much happier person knowing that God has a PLAN for me and that HE IS PREPARING MY MANSION. That is all the satisfaction I need.

It's called big money. The can't legally do what there doing they do to little people whom they think they can squash.

Pretty

@mikarace

4 ай бұрын

Bless you, today.

Bless your heart 😂😂 Everyone looking out for themselves, That’s the Tennessee Christians way…

Apeal it to the supreme court with a good lawyer you will get compensated for the Sevierville county lawsuit for the unlawful and injustice of brakeing the law of your 5th amendment constitutional pertected rights they violated 💯 fact 📃⚖️📄🗽🏛️🇺🇲 God bless God speed Amen 🙏

The almighty dollar moved that road

Sweet

@mikarace

4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much. We appreciate. it.

they money they can make from the camp ground .

America land of the lawsuits

@mikarace

4 ай бұрын

Thank you for your comment. We appreciate it.

At least its not the only house you have it could be alot worse im not saying its right at all the real estate company should be the most to blame. There are a few to blame. But i just can't fell that sorry for someone that has money just think if they bought that and that is all they have. Your going to get a settlement a be even richer than you are so im not crying for you.

I feel sorry for you and mad at everyone involved. But you can tone down the sob story “family legacy” stuff a little bit. Sounds like it was just going to be an Airbnb lol, that you wanted to vacation at. I still feel for you of course, it just felt a bit like a sales tactic

Yes it happens to millions of America every year. But it happens. It is disturbing that you are such distress. Sorry you invested the time and effort to make this video. Perhaps it will open some other door in social media marketing. Look for some other door that God is opening as a result of this door closing.

@PigeonForgeEminentDomain

3 ай бұрын

Ahh not really. Videography is my career so what appears to be a lot of time to you is quite easy for me. Thanks for the view!

COULD NOT CARE LESS!!!!! HOPE IT SERVES AS A WARNING FOR PEOPLE MOVING HERE!!!! YOU SHOULD HAVE STAYED IN OHIO!

@leehubbell9636

4 ай бұрын

The campground owners bought off the mayor and city politicians.

@mikarace

4 ай бұрын

Thank you for your comment. We appreciate it.@@leehubbell9636

@tennesseesawmillguy1590

4 ай бұрын

What a turd comment. Unless you’re a descendant of the Mississippian people, you’ve moved here too. Just because it’s 2024, doesn’t mean we can appoint ourselves as the gatekeepers and keep everyone else out.

@aliciagee6840

3 ай бұрын

Your southern hospitality is showing

@Nana-zi9xq

22 күн бұрын

You are a foul person. Be careful. God is watching and will cast his judgment on you

So you already own a home in Ohio but you bought another in Tennessee that locals could be living in!!! Folks like you that buy up multiple homes are contributing to the huge housing crisis in this country! For that reason I feel little sympathy for you

@PigeonForgeEminentDomain

4 ай бұрын

Maybe you should do a little more research on Pigeon Forge. It's a tourist town. Pigeon only has a local residency of 6,000. There's not enough overnight rentals for people to visit - not people to live. A simple Google search will tell you this. Thanks for the comment

@nightbasser73

4 ай бұрын

@@PigeonForgeEminentDomain most of the locals there despise tourism and what is has to their home … especially the Airbnb business

@mikarace

4 ай бұрын

Funny, I had nine locals show up in support of me just this past Monday at city hall who never met me, but watched the video and knew it was wrong. Don't throw them all in your assumptions.@@nightbasser73

@SlkrMom24

3 ай бұрын

@@nightbasser73sounds like you’re jelly???

@albertabyers7157

3 ай бұрын

The locals had the same chance to buy it as anyone else.

@DollyParton

Praying for you and your family. I sent a pm to Mika. 🙏🏻🤍🕊️

@mikarace

3 ай бұрын

Reveived . Thank you

Just watch the movie "Stranger on this Land " with Tommy lee Jones and that would be my response " 🤔🤷🇺🇸