Apollo council ready to force action to obtain land it wants
“Apollo officials are considering using eminent domain to acquire two riverfront properties near the Leonard C. Miller Memorial Bridge.
The borough has a few uses in mind for the vacant area on the southern side of the span, Council President David Heffernan said.
They include planting a permanent town Christmas tree, a canoe launch, gazebo and bike racks.
The borough wants to reposition the Roaring Run trail in that area closer to the Kiski River. Heffernan said that would allow the borough to improve and create a parking-meter lot along Kiski Avenue.
Heffernan said the borough has been unable to agree on a price with the Difilippo family, which owns one of the parcels, and has not gotten a response from Shanelle Hawk, the listed owner of the second, which borders the river.”
Rittmeyer, Brian. Tribune Live 6 June 2013.