Judge rules in favor of PennDOT, orders Route 28 landowner to vacate
“An Allegheny County judge ruled Monday that a West Deer man must accept a settlement his former attorney brokered to settle an eminent domain case for the region’s largest highway construction project. Common Pleas Judge…
‘I understand progress, but it would be nice to be able to keep it’
“Brady’s Battle Ground restaurant, O’Brady’s Drive-In, is on the brink of closure. It faces demolition to make way for an expanded State Route 502. For instance, Brady and state officials haven’t yet agreed on the…
Colorado Supreme Court refuses to rehear pipeline case
“The Colorado Supreme Court on Monday said it’s refused, by a 4-3 vote, to re-hear a case involving Weld County property owners fighting construction of a petroleum pipeline.” read the entire article Denver Business Journal…
Denver City Council Meeting 10 September 2012
Meeting Archives click on agenda or minutes in upper left corner to access the information video Feed A motion offered by Councilmember Montero, duly seconded by Councilmember Herndon, that CB12-0551 be placed upon final consideration and…
Expert on eminent domain says lawsuit against city hard to win
A North Carolina public law professor says a downtown Fayetteville business fighting condemnation to build a $15 million transit hub faces an uphill battle in court. Chuck Szypszak, a professor at the School of Government…
Penn’s eminent domain talk draws heat
Bernie Kametz, of Interstate Acquisition Services, informed the township commissioners earlier in the week that land appraisals have been completed for 11 of the 15 properties affected by the project and that all of the…
Former Mayor Suggests Eminent Domain for Beach Theatre
“Former mayor and councilman Jerry Gaffney suggested the municipality use its power of eminent domain to obtain the former Beach Theatre property he described as an eyesore in a highly valued location of the city….
Ball State To Make Eminent Domain Claim On Land Held By Muncie Business
Leaders of Ball State University have authorized an eminent domain claim on a piece of land currently occupied by a Muncie printing business to begin the process of building a new on-campus dorm, hotel, and…
Freeport considers eminent domain takeover of private property near Downeaster train stop
Town Manager Dale Olmstead said the town continues to negotiate with the landowner, but that time is running out. Passenger train service from Brunswick to Boston on the Amtrak Downeaster is scheduled to begin in…
Landowner plans to appeal eminent-doman ruling on Keystone XL pipeline
“A Northeast Texas farmer, is fighting to keep TransCanada, the pipeline owner, from invoking the right of eminent domain to cross her property. A judge in Lamar County ruled against her last month, but Crawford…