Clark County to seek loan for airport expansion judgment as appeal continues
Clark County officials have agreed to seek an $851,000 loan to satisfy a trial court judgment from an eminent domain case that the county continues to appeal to the state Court of Appeals. Without an…
Our Land: Fischer Turned Her Back on Landowners
Bold Nebraska is on the air with a TV ad featuring Nebraska landowners and citizens concerned about the TransCanada pipeline and eminent domain threats. The ad asks both Fischer and Kerrey to choose landowners over…
Mount Vernon, New York, Insufficiently “Pretty,” Says City Council
MVP Realty Associates, which intends to build a “transit-oriented, pedestrian-friendly, intergenerational mixed income destination,” paid for the blight study. Ross, John. Reason.com 25 October 2012.
Residents Gather and Demand Answers, Will Stony Point Property be Seized by Eminent Domain?
“The Hudson-Champlain Power Express is proposed by Canadian company Transmission Developers, Inc. (TDI) and calls for the construction of a 1,000-megawatt high capacity underground cable running from Lake Champlain down the Hudson River to New…
Is eminent domain the answer?
“Private property ownership is the cornerstone of our country. Our founding fathers knew implicitly that property and liberty are deeply intertwined, and you cannot have one without the other. In New Jersey, property rights are…
Council votes to take Elks, Klahr buildings by eminent domain
“Middletown Borough Council voted 7-2 on Tuesday, Oct. 16 to acquire the Elks Theatre building at the corner of Union and Emaus streets in downtown Middletown by eminent domain, the latest move in an ongoing…
Report urges stronger ties between city and Urban Renewal Authority
“A six-page report released late Monday by the city evaluated several Urban Renewal Authority projects, while also examining its finances, management of funds and its policies and practices. The report was conducted over several months…
Holt to reintroduce legislation
According to Holt, Georgia is one of only a handful of states that has no agency charged with overseeing the use of eminent domain for placement of power lines. There was no law governing the…
Judge: No mining rights below Flight 93 memorial
“The (Johnstown) Tribune Democrat says U.S. District Judge Donetta Ambrose last week said Svonavec Inc. of Somerset failed to demonstrate that it had the right to mine under the memorial site at the time the…
Rusk County makes deadline on eminent domain
“Rusk County Commissioners approved a recommendation from the Texas Association of Counties Thursday morning in order to retain the county’s power of eminent domain. Had commissioners not filed a report with the state Comptroller by…