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Elon Musk's SpaceX acts 'like they already own everything' as the company reportedly buys up homes
in Boca Chica, preventing access to public roads and beachesResidents of Boca Chica, Texas, a small village that sits just north of the US border with Mexico, say that Elon Musk's company SpaceX "act like they already own everything" in the area around the site it uses to launch and test rockets.
There are 14 residents of Boca Chica who are not affiliated with SpaceX, according to a Wall Street Journal report. SpaceX has bought at least 112 parcels of land in Boca Chica, according to the report published Friday in the Wall Street Journal.
Seven people who spoke to the WSJ said they wanted more money from SpaceX and Musk to sell their properties than the company had offered them. David Finlay, the senior director of finance at SpaceX, told one couple it would explore a "different route" if they refused to sell their home willingly, the report said.
He told another couple the company would "pursue alternative approaches" if they rejected SpaceX's offer, according to the report.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/elon-musks-spacex-acts-like-they-already-own-everything-as-the-company-reportedly-buys-up-homes-in-a-texas-village-preventing-access-to-public-roads-and-beaches/ar-BB1gvzrB