Lee County closes eminent domain cases, acquiring 10 acres of land
The land is east of Interstate 75 and Bonita Springs and is part of a South Florida Water Management District project to restore historic flow ways in the south portion of Lee County. According to…
Clean Line files proposed routes in Morris, Illinois
Hans Detweiler, Clean Line Energy Partners director of development, says it is required to get public utility status to move forward with its project, not because it wants to forcefully take people’s property. Chapman, Christina….
Farmers making final push for property rights amendment
With just a few weeks left before Election Day, Farm Bureau producer members in Virginia are putting on a full-court press in support of Question 1 on the Nov. 6 ballot.The proposed amendment to Virginia’s…
Court rules against diocese in land dispute
An appellate court on Wednesday gave its opinion in the dispute, and shoveled dirt on the diocese’s hopes of getting its price. The two-judge panel said the state’s Department of Transportation had moved properly to…
Developers call city’s Point Breeze eminent domain move a land grab
“Is this America?” asked Turlough Harte, a developer who just built two homes on Federal Street near 20th and who was hoping to soon begin construction on two vacant lots he’s owned for several years…
The Inland Empire housing crisis, eminent domain and the public interest
In discussions about using eminent domain to lower what local families owe on their homes, much has been said about investors who might make or lose money. That perspective is largely an argument for Wall…
Sunoco pipeline from Houston-Delmont may use eminent domain
Sunoco officials told about 85 residents on Wednesday that the company can use eminent domain to install a proposed pipeline under their land but it hopes not to do so. “We ship a product for the…
Eminent domain to be used to obtain land behind county jail
“The Jasper County Commission will use eminent domain in an effort to obtain land behind the county jail. It’s land that is perfectly placed for an expansion of the jail. Even though there’s no definitive…
Thornton Colorado Officials Approve Eminent Domain for Private Use
Officials envision raising $91 to $112 million for infrastructure improvements, which might in turn attract private development. According to council member Val Vigil, that spending “doesn’t guarantee that we’re going to be able to attract any developers…
Developers call city’s Point Breeze eminent domain move a land grab
“A BATTLE IS BREWING in Point Breeze between private developers and the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority, which plans to acquire dozens of properties through eminent domain to build affordable housing.Private developers call it a “land grab”…