Daniel DiPlacido

Daniel DiPlacido (born 1950) is an American politician who served as the 17th Mayor of the City of Rock Hill, Missouri from April 2010 to May 2014. He previously served as Alderman of Ward 2 in the City of Rock Hill from 2006 to 2008 and 2009 to 2010. Daniel DiPlacido was elected Mayor on April 8, 2010 defeating incumbent Julie Morgan.
Property Rights Protection
Daniel DiPlacido is perhaps best known for his stance on property rights. He rose to prominence in 2005, motivated by the U. S. Supreme Court decision of Kelo v. City of New London Connecticut which upheld the use of eminent domain for the purposes of privately owned development. At the time, the City of Rock Hill was using eminent domain to clear the way for a proposed $91M privately owned strip mall project. More than 150 families, living in the target development area, which had been classified as “blighted” by the City, were affected. Six months after organizing residents throughout Rock Hill to support an ordinance restricting the use of eminent domain within the City limits, he was elected to the City’s Board of Aldermen. DiPlacido's first major legislation as Mayor was to remove all residential properties from the development area and to rescind the blight designation on these properties.

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