No, Eminent Domain Is Not an ‘Obscure Legal Issue’
“Eminent domain is not an obscure issue unless you’ve never had to pay any attention to municipal government, where it comes up frequently. What is unusual, though, is that it is indeed an issue being…
Taking action on blighted properties
“People shouldn’t have to live in or near “unsightly or unsafe properties,” said state Sen. Martha Fuller Clark, sponsor of a bill that would give municipalities the authority to fine owners of “blighted” properties up…
Nashua fighting order to pay $2.8 million for Broad Street Parkway land
“Costs are beginning to add up for land seized by the city to make way for the Broad Street Parkway, and one eminent domain case pending in superior court could affect the bottom line by…
Road work hurdles remain in Milford
“South Street, or Route 13, has been the focus of town officials since 2007 as traffic along the busy north-south corridor increased, and parking in the downtown area became hard to come by. Around that…
Milford property owners balk at South Street project; town may use eminent domain
“The town might resort to eminent domain against property owners who are holding up South Street reconstruction. The $1 million project to widen and beautify the narrow street in Milford has been delayed for years…
Salem firms could be taken by eminent domain
“For 50 years, Daisy Cleaners has served residents at 14 S. Broadway. Sugar & Spice Bake Shoppe has been at 4 S. Broadway for nine years. Now, both may be forced to move as the…
Marietta after eminent domain for center
“The City Council unanimously supported using eminent domain to take two properties just north of the 120 Loop in an effort to finish the final project from the 2009 parks bond. Over the last month,…
Bedford radio proposal gets OK
“The council decided to delay a public hearing on taking a portion of a Joppa Hill Road property by eminent domain. The hearing has been rescheduled to Nov. 13, to allow for more negotiation and…
Bedford officials hoping compromise reached on Joppa Hill Road
“Town officials hope negotiations with Joppa Hill Road property owners will result in a formal compromise, rather than taking land by eminent domain. The town has been trying to reach an agreement with property owners…
Letter to the Editor: N.H. doesn’t need or want this power line
“PSNH/NU/Northern Pass have all said the project is not dependent on RPS subsidies. Why was NU the biggest lobbyist in Connecticut for ratepayer subsidies of foreign government-owned large-scale hydro? It’s the same company that sent…