Value Transmission in Skokie motors on for 25 years
Value Transmission landed relatively close to its old location, but not at as visible a spot, Tarshis said. He estimates that he lost thousands of dollars because of the forced move, and nearly two years…
High court to hear trader’s floating home case
Lozman alleges the seizure is backlash because he helped block the city’s plans to use eminent domain to tear out houses near the marina and build a $2.4 billion luxury yacht club with private developers….
Final business owner along Route 28 construction site closes
“The construction expansion project on Route 28 forced an auto body shop to close Monday, and the owner to move out. The business owner, who was embroiled in a protracted dispute with the state over…
Mauldin City Center plan comes under fire
The city-hired consultants worked on the plan for about five months and conducted three relatively calm public meetings before hitting a wall of opposition at the unveiling, where City Council unanimously endorsed the concept on…
Some unhappy with eminent domain process for Arterial project
Since the North-South Arterial reconstruction project was announced, Lytle has watched during the past few years as a $250,000-a-year business withered to barely $36,000. Lytle is not at peace with the state’s decision, but said…
Denver City Council finds 29 city blocks “blighted,” could lead to eminent domain
“Under Colorado state law, the definition of blight is extremely broad. Homes and businesses can be labeled “blighted” because they are deemed an “economic or social liability”—an extremely vague criteria left wide open to subjective interpretation….
‘This Arena is a Gentrifying Machine’: Atlantic Yards Critics Rally at Barclays
The “Battle For Brooklyn” is over. However, the war against what longtime Atlantic Yards redevelopment critics called the systematic abuse of eminent domain, public subsidies for private projects and broken promises in terms of jobs…
Plans For New Highway Garage In Canton Are Withdrawn
The $6.75 million plan was headed for a referendum in November and was already seen as a tough sell to voters. On Wednesday, selectmen said having to pay more for the land than what the…
Eminent domain for Bloomfield’s Lion Gate land?
The two said at Monday’s Council Conference Meeting they want to look at all options in stopping the 104-unit development off Broad Street. Venezia said Bloomfield has changed greatly since the project was first approved…
Frustration builds over dilapidated Weymouth Landing storefronts
“Frustration is mounting among town councilors and neighbors who say the owner, Nick Delegas of Lexington, has made no effort to maintain the row of buildings along Commercial Street that lie at the center of…