Enbridge takes next step toward eminent domain
“Enbridge has taken another step toward seeking eminent domain for the remaining land the Canadian-based company needs to build a planned 165-mile oil pipeline from its Flanagan Station to a major refinery hub in Patoka.
More than 30 legal notices have been published in The Pantagraph in the past several days, announcing pending action in McLean County Circuit Court.
Tom Pliura, a LeRoy attorney representing numerous property owners living along the pipeline route, said many of those notices involve his clients.
Enbridge spokeswoman Jennifer Smith said the company still has 120 outstanding tracts of land along the proposed route. While the company continues to negotiate with landowners, Smith said it also has to follow prescribed notification guidelines and the legal notices are included in that process.”