Maryland Considers Expanding Beltway, But Could Seize 34 Homes Through Eminent Domain to Do It By Cory Smith
“Opposition is growing after an initial study into the possibility of expanding Interstate 270 and the Beltway in Maryland suggested adding toll lanes through eminent domain. That study suggests that the state of Maryland…
To save the Denver Post from its hedge-fund owners, the State of Colorado should seize it
“Readers and staff alike are begging The Denver Post’s double-dealing owners to sell the paper to a responsible local buyer. If they won’t, the state should compel them to. Even by the grim standards…
County could use eminent domain to finish Snowden Farm Parkway
“The owners of approximately 16 acres of land needed to extend Snowden Farm Parkway could see their land taken by eminent domain. Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett is asking the County Council to “advance take”…
Another Purple Line Legal Case Could Complicate Its Rollout
“Ajay Bhatt, who happens to be the president of Friends of the Capital Crescent Trail, the group who filed the lawsuit over amphipod habitats, put up a fence extending 14 feet past his property line…
Eminent domain measure gets final approval
“Crisfield officials gave final approval to an ordinance giving them the authority to use eminent domain to acquire property on Seventh Street that sits in the middle of a planned wind turbine project at the…
Eminent Domain Proceedings Underway in Crisfield
“The owners of a property near the Crisfield Wasterwater Treatment Plant could soon lose their land to the city. City Attorney Michael Sullivan said eminent domain proceedings—the right of government or its agent to take…
Crisfield begins eminent domain proceedings
“City officials have begun eminent domain proceedings to take over property that sits in the middle of a planned wind turbine project at the sewage treatment plant. Crisfield City Council members approved the measure because…
Hampstead and Oakmont Green in talks over eminent domain settlement
“Attorneys from both sides are in talks over the possibility of ending a years-long eminent domain dispute between Oakmont Green Golf Course and Hampstead. Oakmont Green attorney Charles Hollman passed out a memo to the…
Meeting To Discuss Eminent Domain Battle Brewing Over 5000 Block of Baltimore Tonight
“On Baltimore Avenue, an eminent domain battle is brewing over a few crumbling homes on the 5000 block; they’re slated to be taken via eminent domain, possibly in order to make way for an expansion…
Morning Notes: Eminent Domain In Play For Apex Building
“Robert Kronenberg, acting chief of the Planning Department’s work in the Bethesda area, told The Gazette that eminent domain for the Apex Building was “very possible” if negotiations with the building’s owner don’t work out….