Town pursuing eminent domain for access to SF sculpture trail
“The Town Board has decided to use eminent domain to gain access to the Ludovico Sculpture Trail along the south side of the Cayuga-Seneca Canal. The town has been trying to negotiate an easement…
Bolstered by Survey, Hoboken Again Says No to Ferry Yard
“Nostalgia for the days when the waterfront of Hoboken, N.J., teemed with stevedores and tugboat crews is apparently a thing of the past. The city’s new mayor, Ravinder S. Bhalla, said on Tuesday that…
Interactive project maps the impact of mid-century urban renewal
“Developed by the University of Richmond’s Digital Scholarship Lab and released in December 2017, Renewing Inequality is an interactive, online project that maps the demographic profiles and footprints of thousands of urban renewal projects…
Yellow House Bid Wins Committee Approval, But Selectmen Delay Final Action
“A proposal from an Island contractor to convert the Yellow House property into rental apartments and retail space was easily approved Monday by a town committee that has been evaluating proposals for the property….
OCTA board OKs eminent domain proceedings against landowners for I-405 expansion
“The Orange County Transportation Authority will initiate eminent domain proceedings against three property owners in order to gain temporary access to work on the I-405 Improvement Project. Without much discussion, the agency’s board endorsed…
Notable Eminent Domain and Inverse Condemnation Cases from 2017 (and one from 2018)
“Murr v. Wisconsin (U.S. Supreme Court, June 23, 2017) 137 S.Ct. 1933 Lynch v. California Coastal Commission (Cal. Supreme Court, July 6, 2017) 3 Cal.5th 470 Medical Acquisition Company v. Superior Court (4th Dist….
High-speed rail may benefit Dallas and Houston, but at Ellis County’s expense? Landowners fearful.
“Carma Sullivan’s farmland has been in her husband’s family for nearly six generations. Their business is a noble one, growing crops for meager profits, but their way of life is under threat because of…
Scott County OKs eminent domain for 77 parcels along Highway 169
“The Scott County Board of Commissioners voted Jan. 16 to authorize eminent domain proceedings on 77 properties along Highway 169, mostly in the areas between and surrounding County Road 14 and County Road 78….
Sears won’t give up its dead Kmart, so a Denver leader may play hardball
“The former home of a Kmart store in southeastern Denver has been largely vacant for nearly five years, and Councilwoman Kendra Black is getting pretty sick of it. The site at South Monaco Parkway and…
New York City Unleashes Eminent Domain Abuse on Immigrant Dry Cleaners in East Harlem
“Eminent domain abuse has reared its ugly head in East Harlem. As Ginger Adams Otis reports in the New York Daily News, city officials plan to seize a family-owned dry cleaning business and then hand…